Routes

Blue Air’s expansion from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi, Flybondi restarting international service, and Frontier Airlines launching flights from New York Stewart are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

The carrier will also increase flying to other Ohio cities next summer, when it aims to restore pre-pandemic capacity levels.

The Alitalia successor will place its code on all Air Malta flights between Malta and Italy.

We reveal the top 20 air routes by region for October 2021.

Strong corporate demand between the US and the UK is fueling the carrier’s latest transatlantic expansion.

The ULCC will start multiple domestic connections in the 2022 spring.

A panel of airport leaders are optimistic that traffic will return to 2019 levels sooner than has been predicted.

Flights between Abu Dhabi and Moscow Vnukovo will start in December.

A rebound would allow the carrier to full restore systemwide capacity and add new aircraft.

Worldwide capacity remains around 71% of pre-crisis levels despite a reduction in Europe.

The airline says the alliance with American Airlines enables it to grow in the capacity-constrained New York market well beyond what it otherwise could.

The three destinations will join Air Transat’s network from Montreal next summer.

The carrier will operate about 32 flights per day between the New York and Washington areas.

Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general, ACI World

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is considering adding service to markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, but this winter is “too soon” for new routes.

Air France is the latest carrier to start service to Oman as the country targets a surge in passenger traffic.

The services are part of a winter schedule that will see the Calgary-based carrier’s network grow to more than 95 destinations.

ACI Europe President Jost Lammers says airports will not be used as an “instrument of subsidization” for airlines.

With high vaccination rates across Europe, airlines and airports say it is time to lift many restrictions.

The carrier is also planning to resume transatlantic flights from Manchester, England, and ramp up flying to South Africa.

The Canadian leisure carrier will start serving London from Quebec City during the summer 2022 season.

The airline is expanding its route map to the Eastern European country with the launch of a second service from Doha.

Hawaiian Airlines intends to restart the long-haul service in December after a hiatus of more than 20 months.

The Tel Aviv route had been slated to start over the summer, but was delayed because of COVID-19.

The agreement will allow British Airways passengers to connect to 20 destinations across Africa and opens up 26 points in the UK and Europe for travelers with Kenya Airways.