October 27, 2025

News to Know

India and China Resume Direct Flights as Ties Improve
SOURCE: BBC, 10/27

Direct flights between India and China have resumed as relations between the countries appear to be thawing.

IndiGo flight 6E 1703 from Kolkata landed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Monday, carrying about 180 passengers.

Flights between the two countries were first suspended during the Covid pandemic in early 2020 and did not restart after a deadly clash in a disputed Himalayan border area escalated tensions.

AVIATION

Flight Delays in US to Grow Worse, Transportation Secretary Warns (BBC, 10/26)

American Airlines to Resume Direct Flights to Israel (TRAVEL TOMORROW, 10/27)

7 Airlines: Which Carrier Dominates the Transcontinental Air Market? (SIMPLE FLYING, 10/25)

SUSTAINABILITY

Added Responsibilities (THE BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE, GBTA FEATURED, 10/26)

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Uber, WeRide Launch Robotaxis in Saudi Arabia (PHOCUSWIRE, 10/24)

OTHER SECTORS

Women Underrepresented in Senior Buyer Roles – GBTA Survey (BTN EUROPE, 10/27)

When Prices Know Who You Are (HOSPITALITY TODAY, 10/27)

How Bleisure Travel Redefines Work for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs (FORBES, 10/26)

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Resources

Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Caribbean - Hurricane Melissa tracking westward over the Caribbean Sea late Oct. 26. Landfall forecast over Jamaica as a major hurricane early Oct. 28.

China and India - Direct flights between China and India resume as of Oct. 27 following five-year suspension amid bilateral tensions.

France - Activists likely to hold further protests in New Caledonia through mid-November over bill proposing postponement of provincial elections.

Germany and Switzerland - Severe weather forecast over Germany and Switzerland through Oct. 28. Possible transport, business, and utility disruptions.

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