Routes

JetBlue’s director of route planning Andrea Lusso has been promoted, one of three senior leadership team appointments at the LCC.

The airline started flights to Jeddah from Delhi and Mumbai in 2019.

The service will start on March 29.

The Lagos-based carrier would be the first mainline airline to operate from a Nigerian base in some years.

The largest 737 MAX customer remains confident MAX will be able to safely return to service.

Flag carrier Adria Airways was the largest airline in Slovenia’s market but its bankruptcy has opened the door for new entrants and existing players.

Mogadishu and Hargeisa are the main international gateways to Somalia, with Ethiopian Airlines the biggest airline in the country’s market.

The carrier will also start ABE-Chicago Midway flights in May.

The Kuwait-based LCC looks to grow its network.

Houston-based startup founded by United Airlines’ former CFO expects to launch in the second half of the year, targeting secondary airports.

Alaska Airlines and American Airlines expand their partnership, paving the way for new international routes from Seattle including the first nonstop service to connect to Bengaluru, India.

EL AL Israel Airlines is resuming service to London Stansted after more than a decade away.

This week: Bamboo Airways plans to make its European debut; Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana is expanding service to India; and Air Senegal is entering the Swiss market.

The route is operated with a 270-seat Boeing 787.

Flights will begin in May with Dash 8-400 turboprops.

We profile Lion Air, the Indonesian low-cost airline and Routes Asia 2020 attendee.

Routes to Johannesburg in South Africa account for the majority of passenger traffic to and from Botswana.

Virgin Atlantic is expanding service to South Africa with the resumption of flights to Cape Town after a five-year absence.

Allegiant Air is adding nine new nonstop seasonal routes to its summer schedule, including three from its home hub in Las Vegas.

British Airways will start flights between Newquay and London Heathrow this summer.

The JL code will be placed on 10 Aeroflot domestic routes; the SU code will go on 10 JAL domestic routes.

SAA’s unions say they were not consulted.

After growing capacity by 8% in 2019, Serbia’s national air carrier is launching six new routes in 2020.

United Airlines will expand service to Mexico City this summer after securing an additional slot pair.

Copenhagen Airport handled close to 30.3 million passengers in 2019, matching the previous traffic record set in 2018.