SmartWings

This week's analysis delves into the world of small airlines with fleets of less than 50.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

The agreement calls for four Smartwings Boeing 737-800s to be wet-leased by flydubai, in the third such agreement with the European airline since 2019.

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

The Czech Republic airline will use a Boeing 737 MAX on the route.

IndiGo’s 71st domestic destination, Ryanair’s winter expansion from Naples, and Avianca’s new Mexican service from Costa Rica’s capital San Jose are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

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

Smartwings is taking over a leisure route last operated by CSA Czech Airlines in 2019.

The Czech airline looks set to be the first in Europe to reintroduce the Boeing 737 MAX.

This week: Air China is set to enter the Beijing-Copenhagen market, Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane and Smartwings adds leisure route.