The Commercial Court of Barcelona has issued Ryanair with a formal criminal warning after the airline repeatedly violated a court order to stop disparaging eDreams ODIGEO and its Prime program. Despite a court ruling in the summer that required Ryanair to refrain from making derogatory statements, the airline continued its behavior. The court is now threatening criminal sanctions if Ryanair continues to disregard the binding orders. The Spanish Commercial Court had previously found that Ryanair's statements violated the law against unfair competition and constituted a targeted campaign to promote its own platform. The Spanish Supreme Court had already ruled in an earlier ruling that eDreams ODIGEO is entitled to sell Ryanair flights. Ryanair's repeated disregard of these rulings could now result in criminal consequences.

Emirates will introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg from 1 March 2025. This will significantly expand the range of options for travellers and underscore the importance of South Africa in the airline's route network. The new flight will be operated with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER, which will provide 708 additional seats per day. Emirates is thus responding to the growing demand for flights to and from South Africa. In addition to increasing passenger capacity, the new connection will also expand cargo capacity by 300 tonnes per week. This will particularly benefit the export of important goods such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and flowers. Emirates SkyCargo will thus connect the South African market even more closely with global destinations such as London, Hong Kong and Madrid. Emirates' partnerships with airlines such as South African Airways, Airlink and FlySafair also enable passengers to easily reach over 60 African destinations. Since launching its first flight to Johannesburg in 1995, Emirates has carried over 20 million passengers on this route and now also offers two daily A380 flights.

The Swedish government has decided to abolish the air ticket tax, which has been in force since 2018, on July 1, 2025. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the move, calling the tax harmful to Sweden's economic competitiveness and ineffective for environmental goals. The tax, which ranged from SEK 76 to SEK 504 per ticket depending on the destination, was originally intended to reduce CO2 emissions from air travel. The Swedish government sees the abolition as part of a comprehensive growth reform that also includes investments in infrastructure and research. The abolition of the tax is expected to result in significant tax losses, estimated at SEK 870 million in 2025 and more than SEK 1,8 billion in the following years. IATA praised the decision as recognition that the tax was economically detrimental and ineffective for environmental goals. IATA is instead calling for increased investment in sustainable aviation fuels and technologies to achieve net-zero CO2050 emissions by 2. The Swedish airline BRA also welcomed the decision and pointed out that the tax did not correspond to the actual CO2 emissions from air traffic.