France’s flag-carrier is opening a second route to the UK capital this summer and has received the green light to begin codesharing with Italy’s ITA on transatlantic routes to the US.
Vietnam Airlines plans to begin serving San Francisco by the end of November, while counterpart Bamboo Airways hopes to launch US flights the following month.
Routes looks at the current operations for Emirates, the World Routes 2021 attendee which this week announced frequency increases to several destinations in the US.
Virgin Australia’s new seasonal flights to Launceston, Wizz Air adding connections from Hungary and Romania and Saudia returning to Manchester are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.
If the plans are approved, the Spanish carrier will place its IB code on domestic and international routes operated by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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.