Routes Insight
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Airlines see easing of US entry rules as major step in recovery
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Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers...
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Smartavia plans large Moscow Sheremetyevo flight program
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The LCC plans to open domestic and international routes from the new base.
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Network Tracker: the global market (w/e Sept. 19, 2021)
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Capacity nudged back above the 79 million mark but remains more than 30% down on 2019 levels.
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Startup Flyr expands international network
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Routes to Copenhagen, Paris and Rome will be available from October.
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Ethiopian Airlines to restart Nigerian route
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The carrier, which serves three airports in Nigeria, has not flown to Enugu since 2019.
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Route Analysis: Sharjah-Entebbe
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Air Arabia is launching a new route to Uganda at the same time as Uganda Airlines is entering the United Arab Emirates market.
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Southwest targets Austin-Bergstrom with nine new routes
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Nine new routes are being added to the airline’s route map from the Texan airport.
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Routes in Brief: Ryanair, Swoop, Austrian Airlines and more
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Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the...
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Newark slots opened to LCCs to boost competition
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Sixteen peak-time slots at Newark Liberty will be made available to a low-cost operator in order to increase competition with United Airlines.
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Airline in Focus: British Airways
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Routes profiles British Airways, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is adding destinations and frequencies back to its global network.
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Startup Avelo adds Palm Beach to US east coast network
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The Connecticut-Florida route will be the fifth connection the carrier is set to launch on the east coast this fall.
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Neos to start Dubai International flights
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The network addition coincides with the Expo 2020 Dubai event, taking place from October until March 2022.
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SriLankan hopes Paris return will increase inbound tourism
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Sri Lanka’s flag-carrier is returning to the Colombo-Paris market at the same time as Air France is preparing to enter it.
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ANA responds to recovering demand
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Additional frequencies are being added by the Japanese carrier on select international routes as passenger traffic recovers.
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Canada’s Sunwing to return to Cuba on Oct. 8
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The carrier cites ‘soaring vaccination rates’ in Cuba as one reason why it is restarting flights to the island nation.
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Route Analysis: Paris-Sal
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Transavia France is adding a sixth new route from Paris Orly for the winter season.
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Finnair plans new Los Angeles and New York routes as demand picks up
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Two new long-haul routes from Stockholm Arlanda are among the latest network additions as Finland’s flag-carrier responds to 'increased travel...
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IndiGo adds more domestic flights
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The network growth includes a new route between Pune and Raipur.
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Emirates to place Airbus A380 on DXB-IST
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The world’s largest A380 operator has been using the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route.
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Network Tracker: the global market (w/e Sept. 12, 2021)
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Although global capacity reduced by nearly 600,000 seats, there were some brighter spots as Canada reopened its borders to vaccinated travelers.