Denver International Airport

Denver becomes the second base to be opened by the carrier in the past six months.

Iceland’s decision to open its borders to vaccinated travelers is prompting the carrier to launch a new route to the country in May, as well as resuming two other services.

The northeast US partnership will expand JetBlue's airport slot base, according to CEO Robin Hayes.

The transcontinental service is one of three new routes being launched by the Florida-based ULCC.

A trio of new US cities are set to join the Dallas-based carrier’s route map.

American abandoned Joplin Regional Airport in 2019; SkyWest will operate under the United Express brand.

The carriers have launched the first phase of their Northeast-focused alliance, which includes more than 30 new routes, almost 80 codeshares and aligned schedules in key markets.

The latest network reductions affect 17 services to destinations in the US and overseas.

The agreement will initially cover Aeromexico’s flights to 11 destinations in the US.

The Texas-based carrier will soon increase the number of Californian airports it serves to 13.

Portland, Key West and Jackson Hole are joining the Las Vegas-based airline’s network.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the facts and figures behind an incredibly challenging year for the industry.

Routes to Las Vegas, Denver and San Francisco are being launched, while Phoenix becomes a year-round destination.

The network additions increase the US carrier’s footprint from Las Vegas to 44 destinations and Miami to 27.

Southwest sees O'Hare as the only path to grow in Chicago.

The ULCC will begin the new flights in the first half of 2021.

New transcontinental flights will operate alongside United routes from Newark, New Jersey.

Baltimore/Washington, Dallas Love Field, Denver, Nashville and Phoenix will all be served daily from O’Hare from Feb. 14, 2021.

Total seat capacity is expected to be about 25-30% less than summer 2019, with COVID-19 still causing severe restrictions in many of its destinations.

The US carrier plans to launch eight new routes and add more flights to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.

CEO Scott Kirby has confirmed the airline plans to return to New York John F Kennedy next year and compete aggressively on routes to the US West Coast.

Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado has secured its second new airline partner in as many weeks.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at the latest route being opened by Eastern Airways; Jazeera Airways’ plans to enter the Bangladesh market; and United Airlines’ restoration of a service to Germany.

The US carrier is restarting nonstop service to Shanghai later this month and in November plans to resume flights on almost 30 international routes, targeting leisure and VFR traffic.