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CEO Tony Douglas said a likely home for the 26 Airbus A321neos could be Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the LCC which operates routes to seven countries including India, Bangladesh and Egypt.

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

Flydubai is opening another European leisure route this summer, becoming the sole operator of flights between the Middle East and Pisa.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will provide direct competition for Pegasus Airlines on the route.

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

Mattala will become the ULCC’s first destination in South Asia.

The French destination is one of five the carrier plans to launch or relaunch in its summer 2022 schedule.

In addition to new flights to the Greek island this summer, Etihad will resume service to three destinations.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Krasnodar will become the second Russian destination in the ULCC’s expanding network.

Abu Dhabi, Rome and Amsterdam will see increased connectivity through the partnerships.

With British Airways resuming long-haul Airbus A380 service and Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ preparing to welcome back the aircraft, Routes looks at the latest operations of the superjumbo.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is further expanding its offer to India later this month.

The airline is expanding its route map to the Eastern European country with the launch of a second service from Doha.

Eight routes are being launched from December as Jordan seeks to increase its level of LCC penetration.

The network addition coincides with the Expo 2020 Dubai event, taking place from October until March 2022.

From Sept. 5 vaccinated passengers arriving in the emirate will be able to avoid having to quarantine for 10 days, as had been widely required.

The changes affect routes operated by Wizz Air’s Hungarian AOC.

A third aircraft will be based in Lithuania’s capital, while Wizz’s Abu Dhabi-based offshoot is starting flights to Bahrain.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is launching flights ahead of rival Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.

The codeshare agreement will include the airlines’ networks beyond both Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv hubs.

The carrier becomes the third major Middle East airline to serve the Austrian capital.

A number of carriers, including Condor and S7 Airlines, are growing their networks with routes to Armenia.

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