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The carrier’s first international flights from the Scottish capital in its 37-year history will begin in December.

The agreement covers regional routes in the UK and Ireland that were previously operated by Stobart Air until its failure in June.

The planned expansion from Zagreb comes as the Irish carrier pushed up its annual passenger traffic forecast on the back of growth in summer bookings.

The LCC hopes to capitalize on demand for warm-weather vacations.

Routes profiles airBaltic, the Latvian carrier and World Routes 2021 attendee.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The additional services include its first-ever route to Belfast City Airport.

The launch of the Irish carrier’s first transatlantic flights from the UK has been delayed by two months.

Aer Lingus and British Airways step in to plug connectivity gaps in the UK and Ireland after the failure of regional carrier Stobart Air.

The carrier hopes to restore the Singapore-Manchester-Houston routing it previously offered as soon as possible.

Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.

Three new routes are being launched as the ULCC targets pent-up leisure demand.

The airline believes the leisure market is underserved this summer.

Capacity between the UK and Turkey continues to grow this summer.

Several domestic trunk routes are expected to reach 2019 capacity levels again.

The decision follows the findings of the Global Travel Taskforce, set up by the UK government to examine how non-essential travel could be reopened safely after lockdown.

Securing air service to a hub is a key target for City of Derry (LDY) as the Northern Irish airport seeks to rebuild connectivity in the wake of the pandemic.

Four routes will be launched from the International Airlines Group-owned carrier’s new base in the UK.

Ryanair is expanding its UK-Greece network this summer.

Three Airbus A320s will be stationed at Berlin Brandenburg from April, while in May the Lufthansa-owned carrier intends to begin flying between the UK and Mallorca.

The Irish airline’s transatlantic route ambitions look set to be realized.

Twenty-three new routes are planned for the summer season, including flights from Antalya to Beirut, Ljubljana and Tel Aviv.

More destinations are set to be added to the Ukrainian LCC’s network this summer.

Fresh from securing a new American Airlines route from New York JFK, Athens is set to be added to Jet2.com’s route map for the first time.

Four new services are being launched by the Scottish airline, including the resumption of a former Flybe route.