Airports & Networks

Oman Air will place its code on a further 16 routes operated by Qatar Airways.

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

Abu Dhabi Airports, the owner and operator of the emirate’s five airports, and Masdar, a renewable energy company, have announced the completion of Abu Dhabi’s largest solar-powered car park, which will save 5,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Emirates will resume flights between Dubai and Venice from 1 July, initially offering three flights a week on the route, increasing trade and tourism connectivity between the UAE and Italy, and offering customers more travel options.

Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), and GMR Hyderabad (GMR-HYD) have joined forces to create a Covid-19 vaccine distribution corridor.

The airline will officially restart its operations on June 18th with a weekly flight on Fridays between Sal Island and Lisbon. The resumption will be gradual, connecting the archipelago through the hub in Sal.

Scandinavian carrier forges ahead with 180 direct routes as travel restrictions ease prior to the summer season.

The U.S. FAA has issued a Notice to Airmen advising U.S. passenger airlines to exercise extreme caution while flying over Belarus.

A consortium led by French airports operator Groupe ADP has selected 11 projects to establish the Paris airports as hubs for hydrogen-fueled aviation.

Belarus’ national carrier has suspended service to more than half the destinations in its network.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Spanish air navigation service provider Enaire and technology company Indra have formed Startical to develop and deploy a constellation of more than 200 small low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide a global air traffic management service.

Belize will be served by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and Seattle, beginning in November.

The move is part of the Atlanta-based carrier’s effort to buttress its Boston hub.

Hawaiian and Empire could not find a way to operate the ATR services profitably, Hawaiian CEO says.

In 2019 research from WTTC showed that Portugal was the EU’s fastest-growing tourism market.

Finland’s capital will once again be served by the SkyTeam alliance member.

Fresh from adding four new destinations this summer, six more are joining the Netherlands-based carrier’s network in winter.

The expansion takes the number of routes offered from the Italian airport to five.

The carrier will serve nine destinations from Kansas City by June 10.

United Airlines sees demand, including business travel, continuing to recover beyond the 'summer surge' US carriers are experiencing.

Qatar Airways will commence services to Málaga from July 2.

Flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The airline believes it will be back at 100% of pre-COVID-19 domestic leisure travel levels by next month.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market.