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GET
/
api
/
news
Route News
curl --request GET \
  --url https://app.airrating.io/api/news
{
  "origin": "<string>",
  "dest": "<string>",
  "news": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "summary": "<string>",
      "source": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>",
      "published_at": "<string>",
      "impact": "<string>",
      "event_type": "<string>",
      "severity": 123
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 123,
    "cached": true,
    "fetched_at": "<string>",
    "cache_ttl_hours": 123
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.airrating.io/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Overview

Returns recent news articles, strike alerts, weather warnings, and disruption reports relevant to a given route. Powered by AI curation from Google News and ANSA — only items with meaningful impact on flight reliability are included. News is cached for 6 hours per route. Pass refresh=true to force a fresh fetch.

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Request

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origin
string
required
IATA code of the departure airport.
​
dest
string
required
IATA code of the arrival airport.
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refresh
boolean
default:"false"
If true, bypasses the cache and fetches fresh news. Use sparingly.
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api_key
string
required
Your API key.

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Response

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origin
string
IATA code of the departure airport.
​
dest
string
IATA code of the arrival airport.
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news
array
List of news items relevant to the route.
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meta
object
Cache and fetch metadata.

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Example

curl "https://app.airrating.io/api/news?origin=FCO&dest=LHR&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "origin": "FCO",
  "dest": "LHR",
  "news": [
    {
      "title": "Heathrow ATC staffing issues expected this weekend",
      "summary": "Air traffic control understaffing at Heathrow may cause ground delays of 30–60 minutes on Saturday.",
      "source": "AviationHerald",
      "url": "https://example.com/article",
      "published_at": "2026-04-08T14:30:00Z",
      "impact": "medium",
      "event_type": "atc",
      "severity": 0.55
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 1,
    "cached": true,
    "fetched_at": "2026-04-09T08:00:00Z",
    "cache_ttl_hours": 6
  }
}
You can include news inline in the /api/score response by passing news=true. This avoids a second API call when you need both score and news context together.