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Strong corporate demand between the US and the UK is fueling the carrier’s latest transatlantic expansion.

The carrier is also planning to resume transatlantic flights from Manchester, England, and ramp up flying to South Africa.

The agreement will allow British Airways passengers to connect to 20 destinations across Africa and opens up 26 points in the UK and Europe for travelers with Kenya Airways.

The progressive reopening of long-haul markets will see Europe’s passenger traffic rebound in 2022, but the pace of recovery is happening at two speeds and air connectivity remains “markedly degraded” compared with 2019 levels.

The Czech Republic airline will use a Boeing 737 MAX on the route.

The UK CAA will allow London Heathrow to raise passenger charges—but not as much as the airport had hoped for.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority will allow London Heathrow to raise passenger charges—but not as much as the airport had hoped for. The proposed increase has been branded “outrageous” by airline groups.

Airport director José Antonio Álvarez explains more about Madrid’s expansion plans.

The opening of US borders to vaccinated passengers prompted the move by BA.

Australia’s flag-carrier plans to extend its joint business with Emirates for a further five years and has brought forward the resumption of two long-haul routes.

Frequencies are being added on three UK domestic routes from the start of the winter 2021/22 season.

Routes profiles the latest operations of New York-based JetBlue Airways, the World Routes 2021 attendee that has just launched its second transatlantic service.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

The airline has adapted its flying schedule in response to state reopening plans and latest border assumptions in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

Routes profiles British Airways, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is adding destinations and frequencies back to its global network.

The tie-up becomes the Greek airline’s seventh interline agreement.

Additional frequencies are being added by the Japanese carrier on select international routes as passenger traffic recovers.

BA had operated between London and Denver since 1998 before grounding the route in March 2020 because of the pandemic.

The airline has outlined a number of routes to be restarted or expanded in terms of frequencies.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in September 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Routes profiles Air Astana, the World Routes 2021 attendee that is set to resume service between Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan and London Heathrow later this month.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

Destinations with high vaccination rates are an initial focus, while Australia’s flag-carrier is evaluating whether to operate scheduled service between London Heathrow and Darwin.

Canada’s flag-carrier is rebuilding its European network with the resumption of service to Munich and plans to launch seasonal flights to Milan.