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Monday, 26 October 2020
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Peach restores international flying after seven months
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The Japanese LCC has resumed international services after a seven-month suspension.
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Wizz to develop Western Europe leisure markets from the UK
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After opening two new bases in the UK in recent days, Wizz Air UK’s MD Owain Jones discusses the rationale behind the airline’s increased focus on...
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OPINION: Huddle together for warmth this winter
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Airlines, operators and governments must agree on consistent testing standards to win passengers back.
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Mexico's Volaris expects to be at 90% of 2019 capacity level by 2020 4Q
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Downsizing by competitors helped Volaris increase its share of the domestic Mexican market to 45% in September from 30% before the pandemic.
Friday, 23 October 2020
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American eyes transatlantic travel corridor ‘template’
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The carrier believes a US-UK travel corridor could be used as a template for more long-haul route resumptions.
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Recovery Tracker: Qantas, Air Europa, Virgin Atlantic and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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EgyptAir to help Ghana establish new airline
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Routes within Africa and to/from North and South America are envisioned.
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Southwest reports load factors above 50%, strength in certain markets
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Southern California and intra-California flights are among those performing relatively well.
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Icelandair outlines summer schedule
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Total seat capacity is expected to be about 25-30% less than summer 2019, with COVID-19 still causing severe restrictions in many of its destinations.
Thursday, 22 October 2020
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Qatar Airways ‘committed to Gatwick route’
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Qatar's UK country manager Gary Kershaw discusses the airline’s UK network and shifting demand in response to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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Hawaiian reinstates world’s farthest domestic routes
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Flights to Boston and New York are among the US mainland routes returning to the airline’s network.
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Israel-UAE air links planned following normalization of relations
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Israeli charter operator Israir has already applied for a number of slots between TLV and AUH and, according to Israeli media, leisure carrier...
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China Express, Quzhou city government to form airline
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China Express will make Quzhou Airport one of its hubs by the end of the year as part of the cooperation agreement.
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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Route Analysis: BKK-NRT, SEA-LHR, RIX-KTT
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Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at ZIPAIR Tokyo’s second passenger service;...
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Analysis: Cathay Pacific slays Dragon brand
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As Cathay Pacific shutters Cathay Dragon, Routes looks at the regional subsidiary’s network prior to the pandemic.
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Uganda Airlines plans to fly long-haul in 2021
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The first Airbus A330-800 route is expected to be Entebbe-London Heathrow.
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Singapore Airlines to start nonstop New York JFK flights in November
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The flag-carrier sees demand for cargo and transit passengers on the route.
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
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Alaska Airlines begins E175 routes in Alaska
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The carrier has launched intrastate services with Embraer E175 jets.
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Emirates partnership opens up more Southern Africa routes
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An interline agreement with Airlink will allow travelers from Dubai to Cape Town and Johannesburg to go onwards to 45 destinations across the...
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Analysis: How airlines took on Flybe’s domestic network
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After a deal was agreed that could pave the way for Flybe to restart operations, Routes looks at what became of the carrier’s UK network since its...
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