Italy

The new leisure service is being added by airBaltic from June.

The Canary Islands-based airline will deploy its five new Embraer E195-E2s on the routes.

A fifth freedom route from Milan to New York, as well as flights between Dubai and Orlando, are set to restart in June.

The three airlines are adding capacity and routes to the Sardinian airport this summer.

Routes’ latest infographic takes a closer look at Italy’s aviation market as airlines and airports prepare for the northern summer season.

Six new routes are being launched from Albania’s capital, increasing the number of services offered by the airline to 27.

The Italian carrier hopes to grow its transatlantic network to fly to destinations in the US.

Wizz Air’s plans to open a new base in Palermo come as the Sicilian airport’s largest operator Ryanair prepares to increase its presence.

Peak summer season 2021 passenger numbers could reach 70% of 2019 levels, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary predicts.

Two services to popular vacation destinations are joining the LCC’s network from the Italian city.

The Greek charter and wet lease specialist aims for a March launch from Forli for scheduled routes.

The carrier plans to fly to 20 European cities by May.

The Italian start-up has outlined plans to fly domestic routes this summer.

The Italian flag-carrier has restored routes to São Paulo and Buenos Aires.

Ryanair grows Italian presence with additional base and 18 new routes.

The carrier is adding 10 seasonal routes to its network, including four Spanish domestic services and three in France.

The flights are part of the relaunching of the bankrupt carrier.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italian flag carrier Alitalia has suspended Milan Malpensa flights as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Group have also halted flights to Milan.

The cuts include an already announced 40% reduction in flights to Italy.

The bankrupt carrier’s new commissioner presented plans to unions.

With ambitions to evolve from a North America-focused carrier to a fully-fledged global operator, WestJet will start Calgary-Rome flights in May.

After growing capacity by 8% in 2019, Serbia’s national air carrier is launching six new routes in 2020.

Milan is one of the most well-connected and easily accessible cities in the world. We take a closer look at the Italian aviation market, ahead of the country hosting World Routes 2020.

China Southern Airlines is making a bigger play for the Italian market as it seeks to gain ground on its rivals on China - Italy routes.