United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The service increases to Russia and Saudi Arabia follow additions made to the airline’s South Africa network.

A new low-cost airline is being launched in Pakistan that will serve both domestic and international routes.

From Sept. 5 vaccinated passengers arriving in the emirate will be able to avoid having to quarantine for 10 days, as had been widely required.

The changes affect routes operated by Wizz Air’s Hungarian AOC.

LOT Polish Airlines’ planned entry to the market comes four days before flydubai intends to begin service on the route.

The UAE carrier is set to be operating 77 weekly flights to the UK by Oct. 31.

Frequencies are being increased due to rising passenger demand, the airline says.

A third aircraft will be based in Lithuania’s capital, while Wizz’s Abu Dhabi-based offshoot is starting flights to Bahrain.

S7 Airlines is launching flights to two new points in the United Arab Emirates, while Russian counterpart Pegas Fly is opening a trio of routes to destinations in Germany.

Emirates is returning to the Scottish city after Dubai moved to the UK’s ‘amber’ list.

The launch of the route increases Emirates’ US capacity to more than 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is launching flights ahead of rival Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.

The codeshare agreement will include the airlines’ networks beyond both Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv hubs.

The route returns to the carrier’s network after an absence of five years.

The carrier plans to begin accepting Dubai-bound passengers from three countries, as well as adding double-daily Airbus A380 service to Jordan during July and August.

The carrier, which continues to grow its European network, already serves Krakow.

The capitals of Hungary and Slovenia are joining the LCC’s route map.

Thailand’s decision to welcome fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket from July 1 has prompted a reaction from airlines.

Etihad Airways will compete with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on the new seasonal route.

Flights from Doha to Sharjah will resume in July, seven months after the blockade on Qatar was lifted.

The carrier will connect the emirate with Ukraine’s capital city from June.

The partnership means Emirates customers can travel on codeshare flights from DXB to over 56 flydubai destinations, while flydubai passengers can access over 82 Emirates destinations.

The LCC is adding routes from DXB.

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

Routes profiles Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier and Routes Reconnected attendee.