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The LCC has unveiled a string of new routes, including the resumption of flights between London Southend and Amsterdam after an absence of three years.

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

The French destination is one of five the carrier plans to launch or relaunch in its summer 2022 schedule.

In addition to new flights to the Greek island this summer, Etihad will resume service to three destinations.

Low-cost competition in the Swedish capital is hotting up as Norwegian is set to vie with Ryanair and Eurowings for market share from Arlanda.

The UK airline will resurrect short-haul operations from London Gatwick in March when its new lower-cost subsidiary is set to go head-to-head with easyJet.

Helvetic inaugurates BSL base while Eurowings launches lapland flights.

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

The carrier will base two E190s at BSL for the summer travel season.

The capitals of Hungary and Slovenia are joining the LCC’s route map.

The move strengthens the ULCC’s presence in the Italian capital, from where it is set to have more than 470 departing weekly flights.

Etihad Airways will compete with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on the new seasonal route.

The services will increase the airline’s leisure offer to destinations in Europe.

The oneworld alliance member hopes to fly to more than 60 destinations this summer.

Three new routes are being launched as the ULCC targets pent-up leisure demand.

Several domestic trunk routes are expected to reach 2019 capacity levels again.

The new leisure service is being added by airBaltic from June.

Greece is a major focus for Wizz Air’s new routes, while easyJet is adding domestic services in France and the UK.

More than 40 new routes have been added to the carrier’s summer schedule.

Ryanair is expanding its UK-Greece network this summer.

The carrier returned to MME in February after an absence of almost three years.

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.

Two new short-haul routes will start from Zurich and three from Geneva this summer, but the airline does not expect demand to pick-up until the third quarter of the year.

Jet2.com’s summer 2022 schedule includes a number of new routes, including Edinburgh-Skiathos.

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