Airports & Networks

The Canadian ULCC plans to serve 18 domestic destinations during the summer season.

Johan Lundgren also refuted claims that extending the airport slot waiver in Europe for the duration of the summer season is anti-competitive.

El Al is preparing for a possible further extension of the closure.

Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Israel has extended the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out new variants of COVID-19.

Air Canada is suspending service on 17 more routes until April 30 at the earliest as it grapples with new travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

U.S. leisure carrier Allegiant Air is adding 34 new nonstop routes to its summer schedule, plus a further nine limited-time services to support South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August.

The Las Vegas-based carrier is confident that leisure travel will drive the recovery.

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

Larnaca in Cyprus is returning to Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) network after an absence of more than seven years.

Nations need to adopt a 'common standard' on digital COVID-19 certificates for travel.

Ground handling giant Swissport has appointed industry veteran Warwick Brady as its new president and CEO.

The new measures for international passengers are aimed at curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in England as vaccinations roll out in the UK.

Domestic capacity in Indonesia was 93% of pre-COVID-19 levels in the fourth quarter 2020.

Bahrain International Airport's (BIA) newly opened Passenger Terminal is better prepared to respond to the changing demands of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic due to SITA technology.

AirAsia Group recorded a strong recovery in passenger volumes in the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), notably in domestic carriage across Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Two projects have been announced in the Netherlands with the goal of producing carbon-neutral synthetic jet fuel using renewable energy.

China’s aviation authority has given the go-ahead for a pair of new international passenger services.

The Egyptian port city will join the start-up carrier’s network later this month.

Gulf Air will resume its direct operations to and from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport with two weekly flights starting from 15 February 2021 on its new Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed the start of its route from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt on 22 February 2021.

Ethiopia is the latest destination to be awarded the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp – the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp.

The carrier will also start nonstop service from Miami to Suriname in July.

The carrier is the last remaining US airline to intentionally keep capacity down on most of its routes.

Routes takes a look at the latest network data for Vietnam-based LCC VietJet Air.