Routes

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.

The carrier is bringing forward a number of planned route restarts and launching its first India route in almost a decade.

The progressive reopening of long-haul markets will see Europe’s passenger traffic rebound in 2022, but the pace of recovery is happening at two speeds and air connectivity remains “markedly degraded” compared with 2019 levels.

A pair of new domestic services will launch during the summer 2022 season.

Korean Air restoring flights to Hawaii, Air Nostrum’s latest tender win, and Singapore Airlines restarting service to Houston are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

The planned codeshare on US routes follows an agreement signed earlier this month.

Sarasota will be the sixth destination to which Avelo will fly from its New Haven, Connecticut base.

The Seattle-based carrier’s CEO said Alaska will be operating full pre-pandemic capacity by next summer.

The SkyTeam partners have been given the go-ahead to expand an agreement that has been in place for the past three years.

The network additions will increase the carrier’s network from the Idaho capital to 15 destinations.

The carrier is preparing to operate a robust international schedule next year and believes many major international airlines will face a shortage of widebody capacity as demand returns.

Nordica CCO Deepak Ahluwalia explains why the Estonian carrier has taken the decision to start operating flights under its own AOC and IATA code for the first time.

The Czech Republic airline will use a Boeing 737 MAX on the route.

Jason McGuinness, director of commercial, Ryanair

The former Aeromexico CCO will manage Delta’s partnerships with Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic.