COVID-19
The latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) airline and aviation industry news coverage.
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Route Analysis: DOH-ACC, DXB-DME, BOG-CLO
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Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways adding a long-awaited Ghana...
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WestJet to increase network in October
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WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick.
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Vietnam Airlines set to resume Japan service
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The carrier will resume one-way flights to Tokyo later this week while exploring the possibility of reinstating service to other East Asian countries.
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Pegasus Airlines to launch Pakistan route
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The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e Sept. 13)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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Stockholm Bromma ‘no longer commercially viable,’ Swedavia says
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Just eight scheduled passenger routes are currently operating from the airport and Swedavia believes Stockholm Arlanda could accommodate the traffic.
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Recovery Tracker: Finnair, IAG, Emirates and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Aeroméxico ups domestic leisure offer
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Mexico’s flag-carrier has opened two leisure routes from Guadalajara designed to help kickstart the country’s tourism recovery.
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Qantas to plug regional gaps left by Virgin
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Virgin Australia’s decision to exit nine regional routes has prompted Qantas to expand its offering.
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Peach to resume three Japan-Taiwan routes this month
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The Japanese LCC previously operated 10 Japan-Taiwan routes before suspending flights in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PRESS RELEASE: Airline CEOs and association leaders confirmed to speak at Routes Reconnected
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Chief executives from some of the world’s leading airlines will be in attendance at Routes Reconnected to discuss the long-term impacts of the...
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CPH warns of “lasting damage” to air connectivity
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Worries have set in after the budding recovery in traffic seen in early summer stagnated.
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United Airlines adds Africa, India and Hawaii routes
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United Airlines is beefing up its international network with the addition of three routes to destinations in Africa, two to India and two to Hawaii.
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Route Analysis: DOH-LOS, MXP-CTA, DAB-DFW
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Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qatar Airways resuming Lagos; Wizz Air’s...
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EasyJet pulls flights; regionalized approach begins
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More travel restrictions to important leisure destinations have forced easyJet to cut capacity again. However, the UK government has heeded calls...
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COVID-19 a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset’ on sustainability
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Travel Foundation CEO says severely reduced level of flying offers the industry a chance to rethink unsustainable practices.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/e Sept. 6)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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Argentina set to restart domestic and international routes
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One of the world’s most stringent COVID-19 travel bans looks to be nearing an end.
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BA CityFlyer restores Belfast’s London City link
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Business route revived after ceasing following Flybe's collapse.
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Qatar Airways adds back five international routes
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The carrier is restarting service to destinations in Africa, South Asia and the US.