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The airline is restoring one its longest fifth freedom routes.

The latest network reductions affect 17 services to destinations in the US and overseas.

The capital of Belarus is set to join flydubai’s network later this month.

Service to Bangui starts next week but the airline’s flights to London have been banned by the UK government under its latest COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The carrier plans to fly to 20 European cities by May.

The LCC plans to restore Doha to its network next week after an absence of more than three-and-a-half years.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.

The Qatar-UAE flights will be the first scheduled nonstop routes since mid-2017. Additionally, Qatar’s flag-carrier has signed an expanded codeshare deal with Iberia.

Ras Al Khaimah looks set to become the third destination in the United Arab Emirates to be served by Bahrain’s national carrier.

The latest route cancellations follow the airline’s pause of flights to South Africa.

The carrier plans to start flying to the UAE’s third most populous city.

Passenger demand is returning on Dubai-US routes as COVID-19 vaccine distribution picks up, carrier says.

New aircraft will allow the 10-year-old airline to expand its horizons beyond Nigeria.

The oneworld alliance member will compete with Emirates on the service.

The LCC is expanding in Russia with the launch of scheduled flights to Chechnya’s capital.

The Philippines is working with airlines to promote domestic tourism.

Israel’s flag-carrier has opened reservations for scheduled passenger flights to Dubai.

Abuja in Nigeria is the latest destination being added to Qatar Airways’ route network.

The Dubai-based airline said increased demand has prompted an expansion of its UK flight schedule.

The two carriers have signed an MoU to explore introducing joint codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

The deal is with FlySafair, which says it is offering 75% of the available domestic seat capacity in South Africa this month.

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Israeli charter operator Israir has already applied for a number of slots between TLV and AUH and, according to Israeli media, leisure carrier Arkia also plans flights to DXB from Jan. 3, 2021.

The first Airbus A330-800 route is expected to be Entebbe-London Heathrow.

An interline agreement with Airlink will allow travelers from Dubai to Cape Town and Johannesburg to go onwards to 45 destinations across the Southern Africa.