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The airline will fly 42 routes from the UK airport from April 2023.

The Hungarian ULCC plans to significantly expand its presence in the country from December.

Three of the four new destinations are currently unserved from Warsaw.

Further low-cost competition is coming to the UK’s second largest airport this summer.

The agreement seeks to improve connectivity between Italy and Latvia.

Delta Air Lines previously had a codeshare relationship with ITA Airways’ predecessor Alitalia.

Thirteen new routes are being launched from Italy’s capital during the summer 2022 season.

The LCCs will base a combined five aircraft at VCE in summer 2022.

France’s flag-carrier becomes the third European airline to operate the aircraft type alongside airBaltic and Swiss.

After it emerged that British Airways is planning the launch of a subsidiary to run short-haul routes out of London Gatwick from next summer, Routes looks at the carrier’s operations from the UK airport pre-pandemic and the latest schedules filed for 2022.

Canada’s flag-carrier is rebuilding its European network with the resumption of service to Munich and plans to launch seasonal flights to Milan.

The carrier plans to begin accepting Dubai-bound passengers from three countries, as well as adding double-daily Airbus A380 service to Jordan during July and August.

Starting June 2, Italy will waive its mandatory 10-day COVID-19 quarantine rule

The Canary Islands-based airline will deploy its five new Embraer E195-E2s on the routes.

Wizz Air’s plans to open a new base in Palermo come as the Sicilian airport’s largest operator Ryanair prepares to increase its presence.

The LCC expects to fly just a quarter of its normal schedule over the coming months although looking ahead to next summer and two new seasonal bases will open in Spain and Portugal.

Amid growing competition on Italian domestic routes, Ryanair is planning to grow its network in the country while at the same time preparing to reduce operations in its home market of Ireland.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s first Italian domestic routes; and American Airline adding Daytona Beach flights.

The carrier will launch five new routes from the airport in October.

Latvian airline airBaltic is restoring a direct seasonal route to Greek island Rhodes.

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

Hungarian carrier Wizz Air is already planning to expand its first Russian base before it even opens.

Latvia's airBaltic expects to increase its route network next summer by one fifth.

Spanish carrier Volotea has created its sixth base in Italy, which will focus mainly on domestic routes and flights to Greece.

Qatar Airways has retained a robust network throughout the coronavirus crisis and more routes are scheduled to return over the coming weeks.