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Gaps left by Virgin Australia are on the carrier’s radar.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

The startup has been given the green light to begin flights to the Central Asia country.

The Transpacific Hanoi service operates once weekly with a 747F.

Four routes are being launched from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport as the US carrier seeks to stimulate leisure demand.

The airlines are still seeking US government approval for the full JV.

The ULCC has postponed the launch of its first base in Russia, blaming ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions in Europe.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

The carrier believes demand exists for passengers wanting to visit ski resorts and beach destinations.

The LCC is returning to capital Malé after an absence of two-and-a-half years.

With international service not expected to resume until July 2021 at the earliest, Australia’s flag carrier is hoping to stimulate domestic demand where border restrictions allow.

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

Five months after agreeing to deepen ties with Finnair, Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines is launching a second route to Finland’s capital city.

Israel’s flag-carrier will next month begin operating scheduled flights from Tel Aviv to Athens, London, New York and Paris.

Ryanair will reduce its October capacity by an additional 20% and has warned of more possible cuts over the winter months.

Flights from Almaty to Tashkent and Bishkek are being added back to the Kazakhstan-based carrier's network.

Delta Air Lines is the airport’s primary tenant and will use 25 gates at the newly built terminal.

Fifteen vacation destinations are being added to Lufthansa’s network from Frankfurt for the summer 2021 season.

The LCC is halting flights on all routes due to lower-than-expected demand.

Lufthansa's LCC steps in to offer flights from DUS to the vacation destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain.

Five routes are joining the ultra-low-cost carrier’s network from Mexico City, in addition to three new services set to start later this month.

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 service; Emirates upgauging its Moscow route; and Viva Air’s plans to open a Bogota-Cali link.

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

Just weeks after Virgin Atlantic unveiled plans to serve Lahore, Pakistan, British Airways has signaled its intention to enter the market.

WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick.