Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DEL)

The US carrier is resuming service to India’s capital for the first time in almost a decade.

The carrier is growing its footprint in the Indian market with a new route to Mumbai.

The Indian carrier plans to add 66 new flights across its domestic network, including additional services on existing routes.

The two carriers are set to introduce more than 20 new routes in India over the coming months.

Frankfurt, Melbourne, San Francisco and Vancouver are among the routes being canceled.

Jaipur is the focus for SpiceJet’s latest domestic expansion.

Canada’s flag-carrier intends to begin serving India’s capital from Montreal in April, ahead of launching a seasonal route between the Canadian city and Cairo.

IndiGo’s domestic network will grow to 63 destinations once the route launches.

SpiceJet is restoring service to Pakyong Airport in India, which has been without any commercial routes since June 2019.

The carrier plans to start flying to the UAE’s third most populous city.

Connectivity is being enhanced from Jharsuguda and Hyderabad, while the Indian airline is also starting a new route to Ras Al-Khaimah.

Routes to Mumbai and Delhi will not go ahead as planned although the carrier has begun flights from Manchester to Pakistan.

The service to SFO will become the airline’s farthest route and the longest flight to and from India.

The pair of routes will add capacity to a market that has been unserved nonstop since Jet Airways suspended flights 18 months ago.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qantas resuming trans-Tasman flights; Air India expanding with a new Canadian service; and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest network addition.

Located 80 km south of Delhi, the new airport will handle at least 12 million passengers annually.

The airline will become the first Indian LCC to operate flights to UK when service begins in December.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Wizz opening routes to Romania from Birmingham; Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest service; and Air France’s decision to begin flights to a fourth destination in India.

Somon Air CEO Thomas Hallam wants to expand the Tajikistan airline’s network through codeshares and believes the Central Asia-India market is ripe for growth.

United Airlines is beefing up its international network with the addition of three routes to destinations in Africa, two to India and two to Hawaii.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Volaris’ plans to expand its US footprint, Qatar Airways resuming flights to London Gatwick, and Vistara launching its first long-haul route.

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

Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.

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Virgin Atlantic has revealed its flying program for summer 2021, with plans to fly to 24 destinations.