COVID-19
The latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) airline and aviation industry news coverage.
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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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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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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.
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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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More US airline passengers fly than anytime since March
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US airports handled more than 1 million passengers on Oct. 18.
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US airlines to cut more routes unless extra federal support arrives
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“You can’t keep flying to all these places” with traffic demand so low, the CEO of lobby group Airlines for America warns.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e Oct. 18)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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United adds more Latin America routes
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The US carrier plans to launch eight new routes and add more flights to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.
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Eastern Airlines expands Latin America focus
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Two more countries in Latin America look set to join the Miami-based carrier’s network.
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Virgin Atlantic adds India routes from Manchester
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The pair of routes will add capacity to a market that has been unserved nonstop since Jet Airways suspended flights 18 months ago.
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United plans ‘aggressive’ competition on transcon routes from JFK
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CEO Scott Kirby has confirmed the airline plans to return to New York John F Kennedy next year and compete aggressively on routes to the US West...
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Ryanair cuts winter schedule, confirms base closures
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The Irish ULCC is making big cuts to its winter flight schedule and shutting three bases.
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JetBlue adds three new ski routes
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Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado has secured its second new airline partner in as many weeks.
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WestJet to suspend flights at four Atlantic Canada stations
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'It has become unviable to serve these markets and these decisions were regrettably inevitable as demand is being obliterated by the Atlantic...
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Alaska Airlines to be officially in oneworld by end of March
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The US west coast carrier bolsters the global alliance's network.
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Over 100 of the world’s leading airlines to attend Routes Reconnected
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Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route...
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Route Analysis: SYD-AKL, DEL-YVR, AUH-KTM
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Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qantas resuming trans-Tasman flights; Air...
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TAR Aerolíneas builds on domestic niche
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Despite intense competition in Mexico’s domestic market, the regional airline is seeking out unserved city pairs to aid its recovery.
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AirAsia X targeting 2021 return with medium-haul routes
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Plans for the resumption of long-haul services have been parked.