United States of America (USA)

Twenty-one new routes are being added to the ULCC’s network over the coming months.

Breeze Airways head of planning Max Barrus tells Routes about the startup's process for identifying new opportunities.

The country's airlines had been encouraging the government to restart international travel for vaccinated passengers.

The Florida airport has not been connected to London since a Gatwick service ended in 2020.

US startups Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines are aiming to carve out a niche by serving the underserved.

Before Routes Americas 2021 we spoke to Orlando International (MCO) CEO Phil Brown, who outlined the airport’s strong leisure recovery and key international network targets.

The carrier will operate to 23 destinations from PHL this summer.

The Florida-based ULCC plans to be 45% larger at MCO compared to pre-COVID-19.

The airline has announced its first scheduled transatlantic A321LR service.

Airline steps in to restore direct routes to Thailand and the US from Arlanda.

Flair CEO and president Stephen Jones has shared the Canadian ULCC's new US destinations.

The US carrier will launch eight new routes as competition in Miami intensifies.

ULCC added the Wisconsin airport to its network last month.

The move effectively suspends the bilateral air accord between the US and Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk.

Four new destinations are joining Allegiant Air’s network, including Minneapolis-St Paul, the home of rival Sun Country.

Alaska joined oneworld, which also includes Qatar Airways and American Airlines, at the end of March.

“We think that there’s a lot of opportunity to add a lot more dots to the map,” says network planning vice president John Kirby.

The oneworld alliance member plans to end the transcontinental route in October.

Spirit's network planning VP John Kirby told Routes Americas 2021 that Miami International’s decision to lower costs, coupled with soaring leisure demand, prompted the ULCC's big expansion in South Florida.

Routes Americas 2021 hears how a partnership with American Airlines will facilitate JetBlue's expansion.

Routes hears how the ULCC has been breaking new ground despite the impact of the pandemic.

Philadelphia International’s Stephanie Wear believes border reopenings in Europe have come too late for this summer but expects transatlantic travel to rebound strongly next year.

The CEOs of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tell Routes Americas 2021 that they both have plenty of room to grow.

IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda highlighted that many routes in the region have been lost since the onset of the pandemic.

ACI says US has the opportunity to be a leader in the recovery and how to reopen borders.