Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary said that the recovery in terms of passenger demand is strong, but ticket pricing remains low.

The planned network additions come after Russia ended a ban on flights to Egyptian resorts which was imposed after Metrojet Flight 9268 from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg broke up over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board.

Oneworld alliance partners Iberia and Alaska Airlines are seeking permission to codeshare on almost 80 routes operated by the Seattle-based carrier from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO).

While benefitting from a strong brand and loyal customer base, van der Werff said SAS had been “inward-looking” as it dealt with recent challenges.

The carrier, based in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines announced plans to increase their employee hiring targets, part of an effort to address staffing shortages amid a strong U.S. domestic summer travel season.

The carrier is now able to add points in the U.S. to its long-haul network.

TAP Air Portugal is making headway with its turnaround, phasing out five older aircraft and cutting its workforce by 16%, as it awaits a European Commission (EC) ruling on its restructuring plan.