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Friday, 20 August 2021
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By the numbers: Iceland
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Routes' latest infographic takes a closer look at Iceland's aviation market as it recovers from the double blow of losing WOW Air and then the...
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New Italian carrier ITA set to launch operations in October
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The successor to Alitalia will begin flying with 52 aircraft in its fleet.
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Singapore eases COVID-19 travel restrictions
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The country will no longer require vaccinated passengers from Germany and Brunei to quarantine.
Thursday, 19 August 2021
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US imposes capacity cap on four Chinese carriers
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An order has been issued to limit passenger capacity to 40% on four routes to the US in retaliation to sanctions imposed by China’s government on...
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Emirates signs codeshare with Brazil’s Azul
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The partnership covers eight destinations served by Azul in Brazil.
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Startup Avelo unveils first US east coast routes
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The carrier will operate flights from its Connecticut base to four Florida airports.
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Airline in Focus: American Airlines
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Routes profiles World Routes 2021 attendee American Airlines, the US airline which recently postponed CDG and MAD return plans to 2022.
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French airlines Air Austral, Corsair in JV talks
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The carriers are seeking to cooperate on Indian Ocean flights.
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Ryanair to add four routes from Brussels South Charleroi
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The ULCC plans to fly 2X-weekly on the routes from the Belgian capital’s secondary airport.
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
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Editorial: Air travel tax reviews can play vital role in rebuilding the global tourism economy
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A more lenient tax regime will encourage airlines to create new routes, bringing in additional revenue to the country’s airport infrastructure and...
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Route Analysis: Panama City-Armenia
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Copa Airlines is adding its first new destination since the pandemic began, to Armenia in Colombia's 'coffee triangle.'
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Blue Air unveils 10 new routes for summer 2022
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New leisure destinations are being added from Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.
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Eurowings to open Prague base this fall
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None of the new routes from PRG will touch Eurowings' home market Germany.
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Ryanair to start 11 new routes from UK this winter
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The routes are mostly to popular leisure destinations in Europe.
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Air New Zealand to slash domestic schedule in face of lockdown
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New Zealand has entered lockdown to stop the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19.
Tuesday, 17 August 2021
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Indian domestic airline traffic on the rebound
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After a setback in May and June, traffic in July showed promise.
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Interview: Alexander Ponomarenko, Sheremetyevo International chairman
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Routes hears about SVO's recovery that made it Europe's largest airport by passenger numbers in June.
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Emirates and Airlink sign codeshare agreement
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The new deal builds on an interline partnership the airlines entered into last October.
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Aeromexico increases Mexico-Brazil connectivity, expands LATAM codeshare
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Aeromexico is opening a new route to São Paulo and expanding a codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines Group to cover destinations in Peru.
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Network Tracker: the global market (w/e Aug. 15, 2021)
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Capacity in China continues to shrink amid tighter travel restrictions and extreme weather in parts of the country.