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Spanish carrier Volotea has created its sixth base in Italy, which will focus mainly on domestic routes and flights to Greece.

The airline sees demand coming back despite COVID-19 pandemic in US.

Los Angeles passengers will no longer have nonstop American service to five key gateways.

Budapest and Bucharest flights launch this month with more new routes from AUH to follow in September.

Wilco Sweijen, director of route and business development at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, reflects on the past few months and tells Routes what life is like at the hub as European travel restrictions are gradually lifted.

LCC to fly 90% of pre-pandemic network.

Pandemic has led the airline into a state of hibernation, company says.

More than 290,000 departure seats are scheduled for July from the country.

With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at LOT restarting an Asian route, Air Belgium launching a winter sun service and a boost for Toronto.

United had the biggest presence in China among US carriers before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Controversial move is in contrast to rival Delta Air Lines, which caps capacity at 60% on all flights.

Ed Bastian says there is little risk of contracting COVID-19 aboard a Delta flight.

The carrier will go head-to-head with Qantas and Virgin Australia.

The CARES Act provided airlines with $32 billion in grants, but it expires on Sept. 30.

Singapore Airlines-Nok Air JV folds in face of passenger demand drop.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

Virgin Australia’s current owners, including the UK Virgin Group, will have their stakes wiped out.

CEO O’Leary cites concerns over taxes that could be imposed by the Austrian government.

KLM is restarting routes from a number of UK cities as it seeks to rebuild its pre-COVID network during summer 2020.

On the second anniversary of Swoop's inaugural flight, head of commercial Bert van der Stege discusses the airline’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and how it intends to maintain its growth path over the coming years.

Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

EasyJet is this week operating about 33 routes to destinations in Europe, but a sharp network expansion is planned next month.

Qantas will ground 100 aircraft for up to a year, with CEO Alan Joyce admitting that he does not expect the Australian flag carrier to resume international services in any significant way for another 12 months.

Routes’ digital platform Route Exchange is helping to play an important role in the recovery of the aviation industry.

With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at JetBlue’s domestic expansion strategy, Peach adding routes from Tokyo Narita, and Lufthansa resuming mainland China operations.