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Five domestic routes, which are at the center of a dispute with Qantas, will now continue.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given its verdict on the ongoing spat between Rex and Qantas.

About 2,800 seats per day will be added to Australia’s busiest flight path.

Qantas has hit back at the claims, describing them as a 'classic Rex tantrum.'

Two new routes will be launched alongside frequency additions on a further 18 services.

Qantas expects to begin flying Embraer E190 aircraft on Australian domestic services from June.

Qatar Airways plans to deepen cooperation with Oman Air and LATAM Airlines Brasil while also bringing forward the launch of its new route to Seattle.

The LCC expects domestic capacity in Australia to top 2019 levels by the end of March next year.

While Jetstar and Sunwing are resuming suspended routes, Porter Airlines has further delayed its planned restart and Norwegian is preparing to ground 15 of the 21 aircraft currently in operation.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Virgin Atlantic’s move into the UK-Pakistan market; Jetstar’s resumption of Sunshine Coast-Adelaide flights; and the launch of a new Widerøe route from Bergen.

Adelaide in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand are returning to Qatar Airways’ network later this month, with flights to two more US gateways resuming in September.

Gulf carrier Emirates looks set to permanently suspend four long-haul routes, including halting service to one of its 12 destinations in the US.

Following the confirmation that Tigerair Australia will cease operations, Routes looks at the Virgin Australia low-cost subsidiary’s place in the market prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes’ latest Asia-Pacific market round-up, featuring new route launches, capacity changes and news from across the region.

British Airways and Qatar Airways have received approval to form a joint venture on routes between Australia, Europe and the UK.

Virgin Australia is reducing domestic capacity by 90% and temporarily grounding 125 aircraft. Low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Australia has also suspended flights.

Twenty airports and destinations have been recognised by the airline network planning community for their outstanding marketing achievements over the past twelve months.

Catch up on all the exciting moments from the 25th edition of the World Route Development Forum.

Adelaide Airport has laid out a vision to more than double annual passengers to almost 20 million over the next two decades, with routes to North America and untapped destinations in Asia high on its agenda.

As Adelaide gets set to host the 25th World Routes, Aidan Mooney from leading aviation consultancy ASM looks at some of the Australian city’s largest unserved markets and evaluates their potential performance and yield.

Aviation is a strategic priority for Tourism Australia in hitting its wider tourism aims of growing overnight visitor expenditure. Phillipa Harrison, the organisation’s acting managing director, outlines the key international markets being targeted as well as why Adelaide is hosting World Routes 2019.

Singapore Airlines have been confirmed as the official carrier for the 25th World Route Development Forum which will take place in Adelaide, Australia, 21-24 September 2019.

This week: Eurowings heads into Eastern Europe; Air Transat receives first A321LR; Adelaide Airport reports international growth; Volotea to grow its fleet and more.

With Australia facing an influx of inbound visitors, its airports are jostling for pole position

This week: World Routes 2019 host Adelaide set for new Kuala Lumpur service; British Airways to resume Dammam; and Xiamen Airlines plans to introduce Chengdu - Cebu route.