COVID-19

As JetBlue today launches its first transatlantic route, Routes takes a look at the current state of play in the lucrative market between the US and UK.

The carrier's initial route network is curtailed by COVID-19 travel restrictions in place in Indonesia.

African airlines' traffic in July was just 43% of pre-COVID-19 levels.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market as fresh lockdowns in China reverse its domestic recovery.

After a surge in domestic demand, the ULCC's CEO Barry Biffle says it sees a weakening in the traffic recovery.

The European Commission had an unenviable task of trying to please incumbent airlines, airports and opportunistic LCCs when it came to establishing the slot measures for winter flights.

The LCC wants to restore domestic flying, but the government is capping airline capacity in the country at 65% of pre-pandemic levels.

The inaugural flight will go ahead on Aug. 11 but frequencies from September are set to be lower than previously planned.

Hawaiian's US mainland capacity is rebounding from COVID-19, but international flying will take longer.

The resumption comes as Thailand progressively reopens to international visitors despite a surge in COVID-19 cases.

As Ottawa eases COVID-19 border restrictions, Delta plans a major relaunch of Canadian services.

Frontier’s president and CEO shares his views on what airports can do to attract airlines, how the market will shake out post-COVID and what he makes of the new market entrants.

CEO Alan Joyce has laid out two recovery scenarios depending on how long the lockdowns continue.

A new round of state border closures has led the carrier to temporarily suspend or greatly reduce services.

After a big dip in May, June traffic makes a comeback.

The country's airlines had been encouraging the government to restart international travel for vaccinated passengers.

Thai authorities are trying to curb the latest outbreak of COVID-19.

The milestone reached on July 19 has been welcomed as a 'day of hope.'

A common vaccination passport in Asia will be vital in giving 'conservative' governments the confidence to restore international connectivity.

The base was set to open on July 30 but this has been postponed to 2022.

The airline's full-year 2021 capacity will be just 15-20% of 2019 levels.

The organization says COVID-19 remains an 'existential crisis' for the world's airports.

Airline traffic recovery is slow in Latin America as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place in a number of countries.

The move follows LATAM shuttering its domestic operation in Argentina last year after the country closed off its airspace.

The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.