Routes Insight

SkyUp will rival Wizz Air for traffic between the capitals of Ukraine and Portugal.

Senior VP of network planning Mark Galardo tells Routes he expects a big boost next month when Canada’s borders reopen for vaccinated travelers.

Mexico’s flag-carrier is increasing capacity to Spain by more than 20% with a new long-haul route from Guadalajara.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market as fresh lockdowns in China reverse its domestic recovery.

S7 Airlines is launching flights to two new points in the United Arab Emirates, while Russian counterpart Pegas Fly is opening a trio of routes to destinations in Germany.

Emirates is returning to the Scottish city after Dubai moved to the UK’s ‘amber’ list.

Flights between Istanbul and Dallas-Fort Worth will begin in September.

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

Lufthansa has resumed a second route to Washington Dulles.

Six new routes will be launched this winter, taking the number served during the season to 18.

The carrier has seen strong demand from the UK airport to leisure destinations this summer.

Gatwick has launched its new Decade of Change strategy to reduce the airport's direct carbon emissions by 80% of 1990 levels.

The move comes as the Canadian carrier rebuilds its network to the US following the easing of travel restrictions.

The route launch forms part of a wider expansion between the UK and the Caribbean this winter.

The carrier is adding flights from Paris-Orly to Berlin and Munich.

The focus on Miami International comes as rival Spirit Airlines prepares to begin service from the airport.

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

Aeroflot’s planned return follow SriLankan Airlines’ re-entry to the Moscow-Colombo market.

The carrier plans to serve 49 destinations in Brazil by the end of the year—five more than were offered before the pandemic.

The two airlines have deepened ties with the new partnership through Doha and Kigali.

The carrier is operating the route with four-class A350-900neo aircraft.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market, with total capacity shrinking week-on-week amid the introduction of stricter travel restrictions in some world regions.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in August 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The airline is targeting further European route procurement contracts.

The European Commission had an unenviable task of trying to please incumbent airlines, airports and opportunistic LCCs when it came to establishing the slot measures for winter flights.