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

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

Virgin Australia’s domestic expansion, the addition of Beirut to Swiss’ network, and Volotea’s tender win in Sardinia are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

Leading carriers including Emirates, American Airlines, Air China, and many more have confirmed their attendance at the 26th World Route Development Forum.

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

The Spanish carrier has signed a codeshare with Aegean Airlines and expects capacity over the next six months to increase by more than a third compared with 2019 levels.

The expansion takes the number of routes offered from the Italian airport to five.

Wizz Air is stepping up competition with Ryanair at Bari in southern Italy, while the Hungarian carrier’s Abu Dhabi offshoot is also growing.

The summer Bilbao service will be the only air route connecting the British Overseas Territory to neighboring Spain.

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

Volotea plans to add competition to a market that has been left with only one operator following the bankruptcy of Aigle Azur.

Two services to popular vacation destinations are joining the LCC’s network from the Italian city.

The carrier is adding 10 seasonal routes to its network, including four Spanish domestic services and three in France.

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.

With less than 60 days to go until Routes’ hybrid event, we explore how Routes Reconnected will be critical in stimulating the industry’s recovery.

The LCC will begin domestic service in November, offering four routes form Nantes and one from Paris Orly.

Last week, Routes announced its brand-new hybrid event – Routes Reconnected. We spoke to Routes’ Director, Steven Small, to understand how the event will support the industry in rebuilding and reshaping the world’s air services in the post-pandemic era.

A new event is being launched by Routes which will provide an innovative platform for the aviation industry to rebuild air services in the post-pandemic era.

Spanish carrier Volotea has created its sixth base in Italy, which will focus mainly on domestic routes and flights to Greece.

ASL Airlines France, which specialises in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger route.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volotea plans to open up to four new bases in Spain and further increase its route network as part of an agreement designed to ease International Airlines Group’s purchase of Air Europa.

This week: AirAsia begins routes to Belitung; Volotea to station two A319s in Naples; Loganair to start Cornwall Newquay flights; SAS expands network with 14 new routes and more.

This week: Eurowings heads into Eastern Europe; Air Transat receives first A321LR; Adelaide Airport reports international growth; Volotea to grow its fleet and more.