Cagliari Airport - Sardinia

New connections will be offered by Iberia to Cagliari, Ljubljana, Palermo and Tirana.

The LCC is adding five new routes from Dubai International and resuming a sixth

Connections to Alghero, Cagliari and Olbia will begin in May.

The Irish carrier will offer almost 1 million seats from the Sardinian airport this summer and fly to a record 38 destinations.

The German carrier is also adding frequencies to popular vacation destinations.

The new Italian flag-carrier will operate the routes for at least seven months.

Several domestic trunk routes are expected to reach 2019 capacity levels again.

Wizz Air’s plans to open a new base in Palermo come as the Sicilian airport’s largest operator Ryanair prepares to increase its presence.

The Italian start-up has outlined plans to fly domestic routes this summer.

Three new routes are being launched and capacity will be added to popular existing links.

Amid growing competition on Italian domestic routes, Ryanair is planning to grow its network in the country while at the same time preparing to reduce operations in its home market of Ireland.

Romanian carrier Blue Air will grow its network at home and in Italy later this year.

Spanish carrier Volotea has created its sixth base in Italy, which will focus mainly on domestic routes and flights to Greece.

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The network expansion supports the airline’s strategy to enhance aircraft utilisation during the quieter winter season. In recent years destinations in the Indian Ocean have seen market growth for Austrian passengers and the carrier’s existing flights to the Maldives have been extremely popular, showing the high potential in the Austrian long-haul tourism segment.