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October 4, 2024

News to Know


Airlines Turn to AI to Allocate Gates and Cut Waiting Times
(SOURCE: BBC)

Next time you're running at full tilt towards your airport gate, spare a thought for the airline staff who made sure that that gate was actually available.

Gate allocation is a surprisingly complex task.

"With 15 gates and 10 airplanes, there are more than 570 billion possibilities," says Dr Joseph Doetsch, who has been working on the problem of gate allocation as quantum computing lead at Lufthansa Industry Solutions.

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AVIATION

Saudia Introduces Innovative B2B Business Travel Solution Powered by QuadLabs (TRAVEL AND TOUR WORLD)

US's Spirit Airlines Considers Chapter 11 Filing - Report (CH-AVIATION)

Why Airlines Are Turning to Starlink for In-Flight Wi-Fi (FAST COMPANY)

SUSTAINABILITY

As Pressures Mount On Corporate Travel to Improve Sustainability, Progress Is Challenging (PHOCUSWIRE, GBTA FEATURED)

Airbus and the Philippines to Launch SAF Feasibility Study (MINDANAO TIMES)

OTHER SECTORS

Hilton’s Travel Survey Reveals Top Trends in 2025 (SMART BRIEF)

Gattinoni Opens New Milan HQ (BTN EUROPE)

Free-Visa Phu Quoc Island Rises as a New MICE Tourism Hotspot (4HOTELIERS)

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

France - Unionized transport workers striking at ports and airports across Corsica, France, Oct. 4. Travel, business disruptions reported.

Iran - Lingering flight disruptions likely after Iran reopens its airspace Oct. 3. Confirm flights.

Middle East/North Africa - Dubai carriers Emirates and Flydubai suspend all flights to and from Iran, Iraq, and Jordan until at least Oct. 5 amid security concerns.

Taiwan - Tropical Storm Krathon tracking eastward over southern Taiwan late Oct. 3. Severe weather likely to continue through at least Oct. 4.

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