Chicago Department of Aviation

The US government is extending pandemic relief that allows airlines to cut international flights.

The carrier expects full-year 2022 capacity to be about 7%-9% lower than 2019 capacity.

As the carrier prepares to reinstate more routes to its network, it is also adding new flights between Toronto and Chicago.

An order has been issued by the US Transportation Department that prevents regional carrier SkyWest from ending routes to 29 small communities until a replacement carrier has been found.

Having previously hosted the 2014 world route development forum, Chicago Department of Aviation will be hosting the 16th edition of the regional event serving the Americas next year.

Announced at Routes Americas 2022, the airline plans to grow its US network with five new destinations this summer.

The carrier believes its proposed JV with Allegiant Air will enable it to successfully connect to US markets beyond major metropolitan areas.

Seattle will become the sixth point in the US served by Finnair from Helsinki—one more than before the pandemic.

Routes takes a look at United Airlines during the pandemic.

A total of 13 routes are being launched from the secondary airports in Chicago and Houston by Frontier, most of which are served by rival Southwest Airlines.

The codeshare agreement follows Aer Lingus’ entry to the oneworld transatlantic joint venture in late 2020.

The agreement adds a new US destination to SriLankan’s network.

New York and Chicago will receive routes from next spring as the Canadian ULCC continues its rapid US expansion.

The carriers are asking US and Mexican authorities to allow an antitrust-immunized alliance to commence in the 2023 first quarter.

The carrier aims to operate a robust schedule to the US over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Strong corporate demand between the US and the UK is fueling the carrier’s latest transatlantic expansion.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is considering adding service to markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, but this winter is “too soon” for new routes.

The planned codeshare on US routes follows an agreement signed earlier this month.

The carrier is adding 8,000 daily seats at JFK and LGA versus the 2021 summer.

The airline’s long-haul strategy has historically centered on Asia, but with a slow recovery on the horizon, the Nordic carrier is temporarily shifting its long-haul network focus to North America.

World Routes 2021 host Milan and Routes Europe 2022 host Bergen are among the European destinations set to receive new routes.

Routes looks at the current operations for Emirates, the World Routes 2021 attendee which this week announced frequency increases to several destinations in the US.

The tie-up becomes the Greek airline’s seventh interline agreement.

The carrier also adds Central American connections from Chicago O’Hare and Denver.

If the plans are approved, the Spanish carrier will place its IB code on domestic and international routes operated by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and San Francisco.