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With Routes Africa heading to Mombasa in the Kenya in December, Routesonline looks at some of the key facts and figures shaping the East African country’s market.

An ongoing dispute between Aeroméxico and Emirates over the Gulf carrier’s plans to launch a new route from Dubai to Mexico City via Barcelona has taken a new twist.

Industry-leading training session returns to 2019 event programme following the success of previous edition.

Full service Chinese domestic carrier Air Changan has applied to launch its first international flights.

Low-cost long-haul carrier Norwegian is to boost frequencies to some of its US destinations from London next summer, but will reduce service to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Orlando.

This week: airBaltic expands from Riga base; LOT Polish Airlines plans sixth US destination; and Indian low-cost carrier GoAir to fly to Singapore.

This week: Passenger demand picks up in August; Austrian Airlines to start Birmingham service; Spirit increases Puerto Rico focus and more.

Senior network planners will discuss new route opportunities at the longest-standing and most established route development forum dedicated to the African region.

We profile Jambojet, the Kenyan low-cost airline attending Routes Africa 2019.

Argentina’s fledgling low-cost market continues to grow strongly, but political instability means the sector’s long-term future remains uncertain.

Low-cost carrier FlyArystan is preparing to open its first international routes over the coming months, as well as adding a string of new domestic services. The planned expansion comes at the same time as Kazakhstan’s aviation regulator has enlisted the UK Civil Aviation Authority to help the country attract more transit connections and expand its international network.

Star Alliance member Air India will fly three times per week between Amritsar and London Stansted from later this month.

A second link between the UK and Bangladesh will begin in January, increasing two-way weekly seat capacity between the two countries by almost 50 percent.

Romania’s air travel market continues to expand, with seat numbers on course this year to top 25 million for the first time. Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has been a key driver and its growth shows no signs of abating.

Catch up on all the exciting moments from the 25th edition of the World Route Development Forum.

This week: Alitalia is to resume service to San Francisco; Aeroflot plans Osaka return; and LEVEL is to launch its sixth destination from Paris.

This week: AirAsia begins routes to Belitung; Volotea to station two A319s in Naples; Loganair to start Cornwall Newquay flights; SAS expands network with 14 new routes and more.

Airline network planners can nominate up to five airports and five destinations that they believe deserve recognition for their marketing activities.

We profile Arik Air, the Nigerian carrier attending Routes Africa 2019.

After several years of capacity declines, air traffic between South Africa and Nigeria is set to be boosted following the approval of new daily non-stop flights.

Ukraine’s government has laid out an action plan to grow the share of low-cost routes in the country and create conditions for a 60 percent increase in total passenger traffic over the next five years.

Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways, which has filed for bankruptcy amid financial pressures, was this week scheduled to operate more than 350 flights across 21 routes.

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

Competition on services between Boston and London is set to further intensify from next March when American Airlines reinstates its route to Heathrow after a seven-year absence from its network.

Airlines want airports to understand their business models and demonstrate how to help them control costs, executives from airlines in three different countries have told airport delegates.