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Two new routes are being launched as the carrier plans to restore domestic capacity back to pre-pandemic levels.

Smartavia plans to re-enter the market later this month.

The carrier hopes to restore the Singapore-Manchester-Houston routing it previously offered as soon as possible.

Thailand’s decision to welcome fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket from July 1 has prompted a reaction from airlines.

The Spanish carrier plans to operate flights to 18 Latin America destinations in 16 countries from July.

CEO Rono Dutta hopes India’s declining infection rates will spur a rebound in domestic travel demand.

Capacity today between the countries is at just 15% of pre-COVID times.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market.

Etihad Airways will compete with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on the new seasonal route.

The Swedish carrier plans to begin flights to Denmark’s second-largest city later this summer.

Transborder capacity is just 8% of pre-pandemic levels as non-essential travel remains banned.

Flights from Doha to Sharjah will resume in July, seven months after the blockade on Qatar was lifted.

Barriers to routes between the EU and ASEAN countries are set to be removed, opening up new opportunities for carriers based in the blocs.

A process has begun to reallocate oneworld slots for routes between London and three cities in the US.

Croatia Airlines has had a troubled financial record.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The airline will fly to 12 US destinations by late July—the same number as before the pandemic—with capacity to and from the country around 60% of 2019 levels.

Alaska aims to return to pre-COVID-19-pandemic flying levels at Paine Field by the spring of 2022.

The Indian carrier is poised to add destinations in the US to its long-haul network.

The proposed codeshare covers an initial 24 routes from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

Fights to destinations in Belgium, Germany and Sweden will begin before the end of the month.

The seasonal service will mark the first time the nonstop route has been flown on a scheduled basis.

Routes profiles Sun Country, the Minneapolis–St. Paul-based ULCC and Routes Americas 2021 attendee.

Airports, governments may not be ready for passengers returning to air travel this summer, ACI Europe warns.

The European peak summer season of 2021 will be critical for airlines, airports and destinations across Europe, along with a huge range of businesses which rely on travel and tourism.