Chennai International Airport

Air India is looking to build a third connecting hub in South India once the airline has taken delivery of a sufficient number of new long-haul aircraft.

Flights will commence to cities in Kenya, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

IndiGo and Go First have launched their inaugural routes to India’s newest airport.

The LCC's offering from the soon-to-be-inaugurated GOX includes service to Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.

The expansion of service to Qatar from three Indian cities coincides with the forthcoming FIFA World Cup.

Virgin Atlantic passengers will eventually be able to connect to 16 Indian cities beyond Delhi and Mumbai.

Akasa Air has added a fifth destination ahead of starting commercial operations on Aug. 7.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in July, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Chennai will become the fourth passenger destination in India to be served by the carrier.

Air France and KLM both serve four Indian cities.

The carriers will also expand on their pre-pandemic codeshare partnership.

The joint venture between Air Arabia and Etihad Airways plans to increase the number of points it serves in India to six.

The LCC is also resuming and commencing a slew of domestic routes.

With Malaysia easing border restrictions, the carrier is significantly expanding international flying.

The carrier has been trying to start flights between the UK and India since 2016.

The funding would help the Indian airports expand.

The carrier is growing its footprint in the Indian market with a new route to Mumbai.

The Indian carrier plans to add 66 new flights across its domestic network, including additional services on existing routes.

The two carriers are set to introduce more than 20 new routes in India over the coming months.

Five routes planned from Tokyo Haneda to destinations in Europe and the US are among the cancellations.

Air India is increasing service to the UK in January.

The LCC has signed a codeshare deal with Oman Air, while service has begun to six destinations in India.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Wizz opening routes to Romania from Birmingham; Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest service; and Air France’s decision to begin flights to a fourth destination in India.

Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.

Most of the new flights will commence on March 29.