Jet fuel prices fell in the week to 22 September as weaker crude prices and cautious airline purchasing reduced demand. Northwest European prices declined by $193 to $1,521 per tonne, while Asian prices fell to around $165 per barrel and US prices to $4.66 per gallon. Despite the reductions, markets remain volatile and historically elevated because of low European inventories, anticipated winter supply shortages and continued tightness in middle distillates.

Finnair will increase Helsinki–Tokyo services to as many as three flights daily during summer 2027, comprising up to two daily flights to Narita and one to Haneda. The expansion will raise its Japan schedule from 28 to as many as 32 weekly flights. Finnair also serves Osaka year-round and Nagoya seasonally, although extended routings avoiding Russian and Ukrainian airspace mean Tokyo flights now exceed 13 hours.

Philippine Airlines plans to launch Manila–Delhi and Manila–Mumbai services in December 2026, subject to Indian government approval. Both routes will use Airbus A321neos, with Delhi operating three times weekly and Mumbai four times weekly. PAL will compete with Air India on the Delhi route, while Manila–Mumbai will be a new, currently unserved link.