Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport

The sleeping aviation giant finally is waking up. It could be the next big thing for aerospace.

As Turkey hosts the International Air Transport Association Annual General Meeting in June, its airlines show how the industry can flourish.

New routes are being launched from Hungary, Romania, the United Arab Emirates and the UK, including the airline’s first flights to Istanbul Airport.

The planned additions come after the Saudi carrier grew seat capacity by 46% in 2022.

The Aegean coast city becomes the third city and fourth airport in Turkey served from Budapest.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will provide direct competition for Pegasus Airlines on the route.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in February 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Turkey and Armenia are set to be linked by nonstop flights once again as the countries make efforts to normalize relations.

Air Astana CEO Peter Foster outlines the dynamic domestic scene in Kazakhstan and why sixth-freedom routes might struggle to recover.

We reveal the top 20 air routes by region for October 2021.

The carrier also plans to start Izmir-Stansted flights in October.

The airline says its current fleet of 54 aircraft will 'most likely' be insufficient to handle future growth.

Oman Air will place its code on a further 16 routes operated by Qatar Airways.

Turkish LCC ventures further into Georgia with new London link.

Two new destinations in Turkey are joining the LCC’s route map.

Flight frequencies on many routes continue to be significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels.

Israel’s flag-carrier has opened reservations for scheduled passenger flights to Dubai.

Etihad Airways CEO Tony Douglas indicates carrier is looking to begin nonstop services between Israel and the UAE, admits airline is yet to decide if it will ever resume A380 flights.

The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan.

Israir, the third-largest carrier in Israel, has moved forward with plans to begin a commercial route between Tel Aviv and the United Arab Emirates.

A new player is set to enter the market between Milan and Dakar in October as competition between the two cities begins to heat up.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Air Senegal’s European expansion; British Airways starting Cornwall Airport Newquay flights; and Jazeera Airways adding a fourth destination in Turkey.

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

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

This week: Manchester is to become WestJet’s third destination in the UK; Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is starting service to Finland; and Avianca has ended flights between Bogota and Havana.