diff --git a/include/game/game_handler.hpp b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
index d98af042..e3b297a7 100644
--- a/include/game/game_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
@@ -1016,6 +1016,10 @@ public:
     };
     const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, TaxiNode>& getTaxiNodes() const { return taxiNodes_; }
     uint32_t getTaxiCostTo(uint32_t destNodeId) const;
+    bool taxiNpcHasRoutes(uint64_t guid) const {
+        auto it = taxiNpcHasRoutes_.find(guid);
+        return it != taxiNpcHasRoutes_.end() && it->second;
+    }
 
     // Vendor
     void openVendor(uint64_t npcGuid);
@@ -1878,6 +1882,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     // Taxi / Flight Paths
+    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, bool> taxiNpcHasRoutes_;  // guid -> has new/available routes
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, TaxiNode> taxiNodes_;
     std::vector<TaxiPathEdge> taxiPathEdges_;
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::vector<TaxiPathNode>> taxiPathNodes_;  // pathId -> ordered waypoints
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index 610048eb..bf90d0d9 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -4282,10 +4282,15 @@ void GameHandler::handlePacket(network::Packet& packet) {
         case Opcode::SMSG_SET_EXTRA_AURA_INFO_NEED_UPDATE:
             packet.setReadPos(packet.getSize());
             break;
-        case Opcode::SMSG_TAXINODE_STATUS:
-            // Node status cache not implemented yet.
-            packet.setReadPos(packet.getSize());
+        case Opcode::SMSG_TAXINODE_STATUS: {
+            // guid(8) + status(1): status 1 = NPC has available/new routes for this player
+            if (packet.getSize() - packet.getReadPos() >= 9) {
+                uint64_t npcGuid = packet.readUInt64();
+                uint8_t  status  = packet.readUInt8();
+                taxiNpcHasRoutes_[npcGuid] = (status != 0);
+            }
             break;
+        }
         case Opcode::SMSG_INIT_EXTRA_AURA_INFO_OBSOLETE:
         case Opcode::SMSG_SET_EXTRA_AURA_INFO_OBSOLETE:
             // Extra aura metadata (icons/durations) not yet consumed by aura UI.