MEXICO CITY: Mexico's Interjet airline will begin restarting national and international routes in July, the company said on Sunday (Jun 28), as airlines across the world pin their hopes on recovering demand as some coronavirus pandemic restrictions on travel ease.

The budget airline also said in a statement that despite undergoing a "deep restructuring" it has been able to maintain its 6,000-strong workforce thanks in part to unspecified support for its workers' union.

Since March, lockdowns have kept legions of would-be travelers at home, which have starved airlines of cash and led to bankruptcy filings for carriers including Chile-based LATAM and Colombia's Avianca.