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SWISS CEO Dieter Vranckx outlined the carrier’s medium-term pivot to ‘interesting opportunities’ and set out a long-term vision for recovery at Routes Reconnected.

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

Newly appointed Benedikt Escher says SWISS will reconsider its mix of destinations and frequencies as it notes strength of VFR and leisure.

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.

Benedikt Escher promoted after predecessor moves across the border to Austrian Airlines.

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

Serbia’s national airline is adding a second route to Switzerland.

After years of delay, BER welcomed its first scheduled flights on Oct. 31.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

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.

Located 80 km south of Delhi, the new airport will handle at least 12 million passengers annually.

More routes are returning to Delta Air Lines’ long-haul network during the upcoming winter and summer seasons, but some destinations like Mumbai and Osaka are not currently scheduled to resume.

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

Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in Iceland.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

The airline's network will grow beyond London Heathrow, its only current international destination.

The airlines respond to a gradual relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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

Emirates has received approval to restart passenger flights in the coming days, initially operating to five destinations from Dubai (DXB).

As 1,200 delegates gather in Hannover for the 14th annual Routes Europe, Routesonline reveals the continent’s top ten busiest international passenger routes and looks at the services which have grown at the fastest rate over the last 12 months.

This week: Hainan Airlines adds Shenzhen – Zurich, Etihad to serve second Spanish destination and Finnair grows presence in Germany.

This week: Air India adds new route from Birmingham Airport, plus why VLM Airlines is introducing an Antwerp to Zurich service.

This week: Swiss resumes service to Ukraine and AirAsia plans to add a new route to China from Kuching.

This week: An unusual move by LOT, China Southern grows in Australia, another US link for Edelweiss.

Airport Strategy & Marketing provides expert insight into three of this week's stand-out new routes