Despite reeling from the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group are aiming to significantly grow their presence at Miami International if their proposed joint venture receives all the necessary approvals.

Breeze Aviation, modifying its start-up plans in part because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, now plans to launch with six months of charter operations starting in October and has cut a deal with defunct operator Compass Airlines to obtain its operating certificate.

Two of Brazil’s major airlines continue to add back capacity despite the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s positive diagnosis for the novel coronavirus.