Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in November 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.
Virgin Australia’s domestic expansion, the addition of Beirut to Swiss’ network, and Volotea’s tender win in Sardinia are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.
The airlines have vowed to ‘vigorously rebut’ claims their partnership is a 'de facto merger,' saying their Northeast alliance boosts competition by offering new routes and increased service.
Spirit Airlines said that its operational meltdown in recent weeks cost it $50 million in the 2021 third quarter (Q3) and warned that bookings for the rest of the quarter will come in weaker than expected.
U.S. Senate lawmakers are gathering information on how several carriers, including American, have managed workforce issues during the downturn while collecting payroll-relief funds.
Miami International’s decision to switch its gates to a preferential-use model, rather than the previous common-use model, was a deciding factor in Spirit Airlines' proposed launch at the airport this fall.
Spirit's network planning VP John Kirby told Routes Americas 2021 that Miami International’s decision to lower costs, coupled with soaring leisure demand, prompted the ULCC's big expansion in South Florida.
As the only air service development event that unites the entire region, Routes Americas 2021 will be critical in stimulating the recovery of the market.
