The 15th regional route development event will unite some of the biggest carriers in Europe and across the world to drive sustained growth for the region’s route networks.
The common aviation area agreement eliminates restrictions on services between the European Union and Armenia, opening up the potential for new routes and carriers to enter the market.
Etihad expanding its African network, Eurowings launching a third service to Beirut, and Brussels Airlines confirming its winter schedule are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.
Leading carriers including Emirates, American Airlines, Air China, and many more have confirmed their attendance at the 26th World Route Development Forum.
Helvetic Airways has opened a new operating base EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, while Eurowings is targeting Northern European winter tourism destinations from December.
The timing of the move has drawn criticism from the CEO of Smartwings Group who also bemoaned that Eurowings’ parent Lufthansa had received state aid from Germany while his group had not received any from the Czech government.