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13 storiesHisatsu Orange Railway to resume full service Oct. 13 after Kumamoto quake
Hisatsu Orange Railway said on Oct. 6 that it will run trains across its whole line from the first service on Oct. 13, reopening the Yatsushiro–Higo Tanoura section in Kumamoto Prefecture that the July earthquake forced it to close. Replace…
UAE says 37 Dubai–Tel Aviv flights carried 7,479 passengers after flydubai suspension
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said it completed the transfer of passengers to Tel Aviv after flydubai's temporary suspension of flights there, with 37 flights from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport carrying 7,47…
Air Arabia to resume daily Ras Al Khaimah–Kozhikode flights from October 16
Air Arabia announced it will resume a daily nonstop service between Ras Al Khaimah and Kozhikode, the coastal city in Kerala, India, starting 16 October 2026. The carrier said the route restores a direct link between the emirate and the Sou…
Japan police agency: 25.8% of signal controllers past renewal standard, worst on record
The National Police Agency said 25.8 percent of Japan's 203,251 signal controllers — 52,357 units — had passed the 19-year renewal standard in fiscal 2025, the worst share on record. Commissioner Yoshinobu Kusunoki told a meeting of prefect…
Hisatsu Orange Railway to fully reopen on Oct 13 after July quake suspensions
Hisatsu Orange Railway, a third-sector line linking Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, said it will resume service on the Yatsushiro–Higo-Tanoura section on Oct 13, restoring the full Yatsushiro–Sendai route about two and a half months aft…
Dubai International tops OAG October ranking for scheduled international seat capacity
Dubai International Airport ranked first worldwide for scheduled international airline seat capacity in October 2026, according to aviation data provider OAG, with about 4.57 million international seats scheduled. London Heathrow was second…
Komatsu Airport runway reopens after crack forced closure
Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa Prefecture closed its runway on the morning of 5 October after a crack about 40 centimetres by 40 centimetres and 4 centimetres deep was found in the asphalt, and it reopened the same day. A Japan Airlines flight…
UAE GCAA says Tel Aviv passenger transfer completed after flydubai suspension
The General Civil Aviation Authority said it has completed the transfer of passengers to Tel Aviv after flydubai temporarily suspended flights to that destination. It said 37 flights ran from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion Airpor…
Uchibo Line resumes between Nagaura and Kisarazu after Typhoon No. 25
JR East resumed service on the Nagaura–Kisarazu section of the Uchibo Line from the morning of Oct 5, after landslides and heavy rain from Typhoon No. 25 forced part of the line to be suspended. NHK reported that shuttle operations began on…
Uchibo Line reopens between Nagaura and Kisarazu; substitute buses start
JR East resumed train service on the Uchibo Line between Nagaura Station in Chiba Prefecture and Kisarazu Station from the first train on Oct. 5, and substitute buses began running between Anegasaki and Nagaura. Typhoon No. 25 cut the line,…
flydubai CEO thanks crew and passengers after FZ1073 diverts to Saudi Arabia
flydubai chief executive Ghaith Al Ghaith said all 172 passengers and crew on flight FZ1073 were safe after a safety incident in the flight deck forced the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight to divert to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia on September 30. The captai…
Etihad Rail adds six Abu Dhabi–Dubai trains for weekend after strong demand
Etihad Rail added six extra trains between Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the weekend of 3–4 October after what it called “exceptional early demand”. Each day has three extra services, departing at 12:14, 13:43 and 16:43, adding more than 1,000 se…
Abu Dhabi announces over Dh300m public transport technology project
The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility) announced at LIVEX 2026 a project worth more than Dh300 million to develop next-generation public transport systems, including an Automated Vehicle Management system and an integrated dig…