Routes

Delta is ramping up service from its Seattle hub in response to the new pact between American and Alaska.

Uzbekistan’s market is slowly being transformed through more liberal policies and a focus on increasing tourism.

Spirit Airlines is increasing service between the US and Honduras with the launch of a new 3X-weekly route.

The airlines reacted to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus in northern Italy.

The Vietnam-Germany routes will start in July and be flown with Boeing 787s.

Sudan’s capital Khartoum is the main international gateway, with home carrier Badr Airlines the largest airline by departure seats in the country’s market.

LCC FlyArystan is to open a base at Karaganda and begin eight new routes from Kazakhstan’s fourth most populous city.

Wizz Air has signed a firm agreement to establish an operation in Abu Dhabi, with its first flights to begin during the second half of the year.

As COVID-19 coronavirus spreads globally, the number of international departure seats from China is set to drop by more than 5.5 million in March 2020 as airlines across the world continue suspending service.

Israeli carrier makes cuts to counter COVID-19 spread and pushes back launch of Tokyo service.

South Korea has reported the largest number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases outside of China.

The ULCC adds daily flights from Phoenix to two California airports.

National carrier Air New Zealand accounts for two-thirds of seat capacity, with Jetstar and Qantas Airways the next two largest carriers in the country’s market.

The airline seeks to contain the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

The move is part of the strategic partnership the carriers are developing.

The routes will be operated with ATR 72-600 turboprops.

The LCC is adding its 16th international destination from Manila.

Iraq’s aviation market is recovering after almost three decades of intermittent conflict, with Baghdad International Airport the main gateway and hub for Iraqi Airways.

This week: Calgary to join Eurowings’ long-haul network; Alitalia to end service to Santiago, Chile; and Frontier Airlines further increases its presence at Ontario International.

The seasonal service will commence for the winter ski season.

US major cites demand drop related to COVID-19.

The ULCC believes it can stimulate more demand to and from Texas’ capital.

New York-based JetBlue is the largest player in the Dominican Republic’s market, operating 18 routes from the US during 2019.

We profile SAS, the Scandinavian carrier whose president and CEO Rickard Gustafson is a keynote speaker at Routes Europe 2020 in Bergen, Norway.

Nouvelair will offer its first scheduled flights from the UK to Tunisia this summer, replacing some of the capacity lost by the failure of Thomas Cook.