Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Alaska aims to return to pre-COVID-19-pandemic flying levels at Paine Field by the spring of 2022.

The carrier will begin flying from Phoenix Sky Harbor in October alongside its existing operations from Phoenix Mesa Gateway.

Routes looks at the current state of the growing US-Mexico transborder market in the wake of the FAA’s decision to downgrade Mexico’s safety rating to Category 2.

Southwest Airlines plans to enter the ultra-competitive leisure market in June.

The carrier has turned its attention to southern California, where four new routes are being launched.

Southwest will offer more capacity into Hawaii this summer than at any time since the routes were launched in 2019.

The carrier is reporting an uneven rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, with domestic leisure flying performing well while long-haul routes are hurting.

The ULCC plans to open six new routes from Atlanta, plus two from Philadelphia.

Hawaiian Airlines will compete with American Airlines on the new route.

The carrier hopes the point-to-point routes will stimulate business travel this summer as well as attracting leisure traffic.

Frontier to compete with Spirit on new route to the US Virgin Islands.

Two new international routes from Miami will also be launched.

Flights from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver affected.

Routes to Las Vegas, Denver and San Francisco are being launched, while Phoenix becomes a year-round destination.

Southwest sees O'Hare as the only path to grow in Chicago.

The ULCC will begin the new flights in the first half of 2021.

The ULCC is adding more routes and flights from John Wayne Airport than originally planned.

Baltimore/Washington, Dallas Love Field, Denver, Nashville and Phoenix will all be served daily from O’Hare from Feb. 14, 2021.

The carrier believes a US-UK travel corridor could be used as a template for more long-haul route resumptions.

The carrier is restarting flights to 10 US mainland destinations and Tokyo.

WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick.

The US carriers are this month expanding their codeshare partnership to cover a further 60 routes.

Mint service from Newark to LAX and SFO will come first.

Frontier Airlines is to launch three new routes from Philadelphia International (PHL) and increase frequencies on four more.

Leisure demand can boost Oakland International after American Airlines’ exit.