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The carrier said nearly 90% of its pre-pandemic flying has been restored.

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.

Emirates is also postponing the planned launch of flights to Tel Aviv.

The long-haul, low-cost carrier will make London its third destination in Europe alongside Athens and Berlin.

Bahrain’s flag carrier signed the two deals on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.

The route is made possible by the 2020 Abraham Accords which facilitated visa-free travel between the countries.

The opening of US borders to vaccinated passengers prompted the move by BA.

Australia’s flag-carrier plans to extend its joint business with Emirates for a further five years and has brought forward the resumption of two long-haul routes.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the latest new route announcements and service resumptions.

The world’s largest A380 operator has been using the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route.

The service increases to Russia and Saudi Arabia follow additions made to the airline’s South Africa network.

A new low-cost airline is being launched in Pakistan that will serve both domestic and international routes.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

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.

LOT Polish Airlines’ planned entry to the market comes four days before flydubai intends to begin service on the route.

The UAE carrier is set to be operating 77 weekly flights to the UK by Oct. 31.

The carrier, currently only a regional operator, will use the Airbus A330-800 to launch intercontinental routes.

CemAir is the fourth South African carrier Emirates has struck either an interline or codeshare pact with.

The partnership covers eight destinations served by Azul in Brazil.

New leisure destinations are being added from Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Frequencies are being increased due to rising passenger demand, the airline says.

Emirates is returning to the Scottish city after Dubai moved to the UK’s ‘amber’ list.