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Monday, 20 September 2021
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United sets date for Nigeria return
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Flights to Lagos will operate from late November as the airline continues to expand its African network.
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US senator calls on DOT to revisit American-JetBlue alliance
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The partnership in Boston and New York has also been challenged by Spirit Airlines, among others.
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Startup Flyr expands international network
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Routes to Copenhagen, Paris and Rome will be available from October.
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Ethiopian Airlines to restart Nigerian route
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The carrier, which serves three airports in Nigeria, has not flown to Enugu since 2019.
Friday, 17 September 2021
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Route Analysis: Sharjah-Entebbe
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Air Arabia is launching a new route to Uganda at the same time as Uganda Airlines is entering the United Arab Emirates market.
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Boeing: LCCs driving airline recovery, but long-haul routes will eventually rebound
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The aircraft manufacturer’s newest 20-year forecast cites statistics showing resiliency on domestic, short-haul routes and lagging long-haul flying.
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Southwest targets Austin-Bergstrom with nine new routes
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Nine new routes are being added to the airline’s route map from the Texan airport.
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Routes in Brief: Ryanair, Swoop, Austrian Airlines and more
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Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the...
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Newark slots opened to LCCs to boost competition
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Sixteen peak-time slots at Newark Liberty will be made available to a low-cost operator in order to increase competition with United Airlines.
Thursday, 16 September 2021
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Airline in Focus: British Airways
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Routes profiles British Airways, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is adding destinations and frequencies back to its global network.
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Sky Express to cooperate with American Airlines
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The tie-up becomes the Greek airline’s seventh interline agreement.
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Startup Avelo adds Palm Beach to US east coast network
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The Connecticut-Florida route will be the fifth connection the carrier is set to launch on the east coast this fall.
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Neos to start Dubai International flights
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The network addition coincides with the Expo 2020 Dubai event, taking place from October until March 2022.
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Aerolíneas Argentinas expands Chile operations
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Argentina’s flag carrier is adding a new route from Mendoza after the city’s airport was cleared to resume international flights.
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Eurowings becomes latest airline to establish Stockholm base
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The Lufthansa Group LCC will base five Airbus A320s at the Swedish airport and initially serve 10 destinations.
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
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American invests in GOL as it deepens codeshare partnership
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American Airlines is to buy a minority stake in Brazil’s GOL as it seeks to better compete against Delta Air Lines and its regional partner LATAM.
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SriLankan hopes Paris return will increase inbound tourism
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Sri Lanka’s flag-carrier is returning to the Colombo-Paris market at the same time as Air France is preparing to enter it.
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ANA responds to recovering demand
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Additional frequencies are being added by the Japanese carrier on select international routes as passenger traffic recovers.
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Canada’s Sunwing to return to Cuba on Oct. 8
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The carrier cites ‘soaring vaccination rates’ in Cuba as one reason why it is restarting flights to the island nation.
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Jet Airways poised to relaunch domestic routes in early 2022
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The grounded airline is endeavoring to secure airport slots and lease aircraft.
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