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Eighteen routes to destinations in nine countries are being launched as part of the ULCC’s latest expansion in Italy.

Wizz Air is entering the UK domestic market as part of efforts to seek out leisure traffic.

Norway’s domestic market is set for further changes as Flyr enters and Wizz Air exits.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The airline will compete directly with Wizz Air on its return to the London market.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

The ULCC plans to offer more than 4 million departure seats from Italy during the current summer season—a huge increase from the 1.9 million available during summer 2019.

Wizz Air is stepping up competition with Ryanair at Bari in southern Italy, while the Hungarian carrier’s Abu Dhabi offshoot is also growing.

“We are always on the search for new routes,” MD Kees van Schaik tells Routes Reconnected.

CCO George Michalopoulos tells Routes Reconnected that the airline will emerge from the pandemic “much larger” than it was before—but success in the short-term lies in the hands of European governments.

A third destination is being added to the carrier’s route network, with four routes set to launch.

Less than a week after announcing plans to serve Tel Aviv, the ULCC is planning further network growth.

Austrian Airlines is dropping Dnipro in Ukraine from its network in favor of nearby Zaporizhzhia.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

The three airlines are adding capacity and routes to the Sardinian airport this summer.

Greece is a major focus for Wizz Air’s new routes, while easyJet is adding domestic services in France and the UK.

Kazakhstan’s capital has secured another direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

Six new routes are being launched from Albania’s capital, increasing the number of services offered by the airline to 27.

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.

Nonstop service between the Romanian city Cluj-Napoca and Dubai is set to resume in March.

The expansion will double the number of connections offered by the ULCC from the Bulgarian airport and comes as easyJet and Blue Air add new routes to the city.

Johan Lundgren also refuted claims that extending the airport slot waiver in Europe for the duration of the summer season is anti-competitive.

The Egyptian port city will join the start-up carrier’s network later this month.

The Hungarian ULCC is stationing one Airbus A320 at the airport from May.

The decision prolongs the waiver on airport slot 'use-it-or-lose-it' rules for the summer season.