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Routes’ latest Middle East and Africa market round-up, featuring new route launches, capacity changes and news from across the region.

Following Air France’s decision to retire its Airbus A380 fleet immediately, Routes assesses the impact on the carrier’s network.

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

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are set to resume scheduled passenger service between the US and China from next month for the first time since early February.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Middle East and Africa are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gulf carrier Emirates Airline is adding more outbound destinations from Dubai starting on May 21.

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

More European airlines have outlined how they intend to rebuild their networks over the coming weeks after the mass fleet groundings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington among routes to be added back.

French carrier Air Caraïbes is pushing ahead with plans to launch a new route to Mexico in October.

Emirates has received approval to restart passenger flights in the coming days, initially operating to five destinations from Dubai (DXB).

Charles De Gaulle will remain available for essential flights as France fights COVID-19.

Most US transborder services will be eliminated as Canada and the US scramble to contain COVID-19 coronavirus.

Demand for long-haul travel grounds to a near halt.

Air France has moved to fill a gap in the market left by the collapse of its former commercial partner Jet Airways.

Flights will be operated with Airbus A320 family aircraft.

The carrier aims for more seamless service throughout its network.

This week: VietJet is further expanding service to Seoul; Air France plans to resume flights to Monrovia in Liberia; and German leisure airline Condor is adding a sixth destination in Canada.

This week: AirAsia X to open Okinawa service; Norwegian to add Austin - Paris non-stop; and WestJet plans seasonal flights between Calgary and Rome.

As 1,200 delegates gather in Hannover for the 14th annual Routes Europe, Routesonline reveals the continent’s top ten busiest international passenger routes and looks at the services which have grown at the fastest rate over the last 12 months.

This week: SAS targets football traffic, ASL Airlines France adds Belgrade route, and Pobeda to open first service to Belgium.

This week: Hainan Airlines expands European network; LEVEL increases competition from Barcelona; and Alitalia adds first new US route since 2010.

Air France will deploy Airbus A380s on flights to a fifth destination in the US.

Europe’s aviation industry is poised for a record period over the coming months as demand for air transport continues to outstrip economic growth and defy geopolitical challenges. Routesonline analyses the continent’s growing market - at the same time as a new report has warned that the sector is heading for a capacity crunch unless urgent action is taken.

This week: Air Italy adds second destination in India; Norwegian targets Miami from Madrid; and XL Airways France plans unserved Chinese city.