As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.
With a temporary ban on passenger flights between Russia and Georgia set to start on 8 July, Routesonline looks at the airlines and routes that will be affected.
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As the host nation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia is pushed yet further in the global spotlight. Routesonline analyses the country’s recovering aviation industry, examining the fastest-growing international markets, the top airports and the busiest routes.
A study based on the uplift in visitor arrivals to Russia during the World Cup has revealed the top 50 countries across the world most gripped by football fever.
Japan Airlines and Aeroflot are to start codeshare flights as part of a wider planned collaboration that could lead to a joint business being created in the future.
Although the 2018 Fifa World Cup comes at a time of gradual decline for Russia's aviation sector, the country is embarking on a strategy to up its infrastructure game and revamp many of its airports over the next decade.
Routesonline speaks to Giorgio Callegari, Aeroflot's deputy chief executive for strategy and alliances, to hear about what is driving the group's growth and find out about its future ambitions.