Airports & Networks

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will begin operations in October with an initial network of six routes, one of which will compete directly with Etihad and Air Arabia’s newly launched rival.

Ethiopian Airlines will resumes services to Duala and Yaoundé on a special permit.

Routes speaks to João Pita, Head of Airline Business at GRU Airport – São Paulo International Airport.

Citing the COVID-19 impact and the Filipino government’s inflexibility, a consortium of six companies has dropped a PHP102 billion ($2 billion) proposal to upgrade and then operate Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reiterated to Shanghai its general requirement that passenger aircraft arriving from abroad must be no more than 75% full.

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LONDON—Plans to reopen Manston Airport as a hub for air cargo have been approved by the UK Department for Transport.

International still sluggish: JAL to operate 10% of beyond-Japan flight schedule in August.

JetBlue plans to build out Los Angeles as its sole West Coast focus city.

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

Alitalia will add more routes to its network over the coming weeks, as well as restarting flights from Milan Linate Airport.

The US Department of Transportation has approved plans by Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group to codeshare on US-Chile routes, while at the same the two carriers have formally requested antitrust immunity for their long-awaited joint venture.

Emirates Group Security has hosted a meeting with Deputy British Ambassador to the UAE, Sophia Brecknell and The British Consul General to Dubai, Andrew Jackson, along with a delegation of UK law enforcement and aviation security specialists.

Marhaba has opened an airport lounge at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila. Philippines.

Thai Airways and the country’s major state-owned airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) are considering a joint venture to keep essential air transport services running.

French leisure airline Corsair is evaluating the launch of long-haul flights from Germany, provided negotiations with potential new shareholders have been completed successfully.

European states are sowing confusion among travelers by failing to take a uniform approach to easing restrictions on pandemic-related air transport bans, warned representatives of the continent’s airlines and airports.

When demand for air travel nosedived in March as the COVID-19 virus cascaded into a global pandemic, regulators who oversee slot allocations at the

The total number of scheduled seats offered by airlines around the world is on course to break the 50 million barrier next week—the first time the figure will have been achieved in more than three months.

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

Once CARES Act restrictions expire, United could cut nearly half of its workforce.

LATAM Airlines Brasil has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US but will continue to operate passenger and cargo routes as normal.

Global capacity is set to top 50 million seats next week for the first time since late March when strict lockdown measures were imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Emirates will resume services to Dar es Salaam from August 1.