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Eighteen routes to destinations in nine countries are being launched as part of the ULCC’s latest expansion in Italy.

Completion of the scheme comes as the Italian airport targets a traffic increase this summer.

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

The Milan-based airline’s first scheduled transatlantic route to the US is set to start in June.

The Italian airline intends to begin marketing services 'as soon as possible.'

Three new bases will open in Greece alongside the expansion of existing bases in Italy and France.

The three airlines are adding capacity and routes to the Sardinian airport this summer.

Blue Air will compete with Hungary’s Wizz Air on a city-pair basis.

As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.

The Italian carrier hopes to grow its transatlantic network to fly to destinations in the US.

Wizz Air’s plans to open a new base in Palermo come as the Sicilian airport’s largest operator Ryanair prepares to increase its presence.

The Greek charter and wet lease specialist aims for a March launch from Forli for scheduled routes.

Five routes planned from Tokyo Haneda to destinations in Europe and the US are among the cancellations.

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.

The fast-growing Hungarian ULCC plans to open a new base in Oslo and enter Norway’s domestic market on three high-density routes.

Amid growing competition on Italian domestic routes, Ryanair is planning to grow its network in the country while at the same time preparing to reduce operations in its home market of Ireland.

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.

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.

Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.

The LCC continues to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic.