Milan Malpensa Airport

The rebuild of Milan Malpensa Airport’s Asia route map is continuing.

Wizz Air is expanding bases in Albania, Italy, and Romania and plans to switch Scottish flights from Edinburgh to Glasgow.

The proposed network growth from the London airport comes after the airline bought a portfolio of slots from Scandinavian LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Strong corporate demand between the US and the UK is fueling the carrier’s latest transatlantic expansion.

Italy’s new national carrier plans to expand its network to 89 routes by 2025.

The network addition coincides with the Expo 2020 Dubai event, taking place from October until March 2022.

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

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

Total seat capacity is expected to be about 25-30% less than summer 2019, with COVID-19 still causing severe restrictions in many of its destinations.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s first Italian domestic routes; and American Airline adding Daytona Beach flights.

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

The two carriers have agreed a codeshare deal less than four months after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to increase their cooperation.

Wizz Air has put the brakes on plans to increase capacity to 80% in the next quarter amid heightened travel restrictions across Europe. However, the Hungarian carrier’s UK subsidiary has signaled its intention to expand from Doncaster Sheffield, just weeks after announcing a new base at the airport.

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.

Seven new routes are being launched from Doncaster Sheffield Airport following Wizz Air’s latest expansion.

Gulf carrier Emirates looks set to permanently suspend four long-haul routes, including halting service to one of its 12 destinations in the US.

Renationalized flag-carrier to restart service with 70-strong fleet.

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.

Competition on routes between Italy and Ukraine is set to heighten over the coming months as more low-cost seats enter the fast-growing market.

Alitalia will add more routes to its network over the coming weeks, as well as restarting flights from Milan Linate Airport.

Wizz Air has revealed plans to station three Airbus A320s at Dortmund Airport (DTM) in Germany–its third new base announcement in three days.

While many airlines are fighting for survival, Wizz Air is continuing its bold expansion plan with the opening of a seventh base in Romania.

Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched by the Central and Eastern Europe ULCC close to the 150 mark.