Dubai caps foreign airlines to one rotation a day, slashing Indian capacity 92 %
Air-Traffic-Control Walk-Out Grounds 464 Flights and Delays 713 More Across Italy
Government sets 27 April go-live for Poland’s new MOS e-residence portal
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Dubai Caps Foreign Airline Flights, Slashing Indian Carrier Capacity by 90 % Until 31 May
Dubai Airports has limited every foreign airline—including IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet—to one daily round trip between 20 April and 31 May. Indian carriers will lose hundreds of planned flights, potentially wiping out over ₹1,000 crore in revenue and disrupting both business travel and cargo flows. Industry bodies are urging the Indian government to push for relief or impose reciprocal curbs on Emirates and flydubai.
Hong Kong Bar Association warns new bill could let Immigration Director bar anyone from leaving city
A draft amendment to Hong Kong’s Immigration Ordinance would allow the Immigration Director to bar any person from leaving the territory without prior court approval. The Hong Kong Bar Association says the power is too broad and lacks legal safeguards, warning of damage to personal freedoms and business confidence. For multinational employers and mobile workers, the prospect of sudden exit bans introduces a new compliance and contractual risk.
Visa-free policies drive 30 % jump in foreign arrivals to China in Q1 2026
China’s National Immigration Administration said 8.32 million foreigners entered the mainland visa-free in the first quarter of 2026, a 29.3 % year-on-year surge, while total foreign trips reached 21.33 million. The figures confirm that Beijing’s 30-day visa-free pilots and expanded 144-hour transit schemes are easing short-term business and tourist travel. An accompanying online accommodation-registration pilot further streamlines compliance, signalling continued digitalisation of China’s border processes.
Lufthansa pilots call 48-hour strike for April 13-14, threatening major disruption at German hubs
Vereinigung Cockpit has announced a 48-hour pilot strike at Lufthansa and two subsidiaries on 13-14 April, citing stalled wage and pension talks. Frankfurt and Munich will bear the brunt, with only 40 % of flights expected to operate—creating serious headaches for German business travellers just after the Easter holiday. Companies face higher costs and employees may be entitled to EU261 compensation if re-routing is inadequate.