Airlines redraw routes to match shifting passenger demand 7 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM 4 minutes to read Financial Times By: Philip Georgiadis and Claire Bushey Airlines are upgrading the importance of once marginal destinations as they redraw route maps to focus on flights where demand remains strongest in the aftermath of Covid-19. Despite travel restrictions in some regions, people have still been travelling to visit family or friends scattered across the world, airline executives say, offering a resilient stream of income. With leisure and business travel plunging on key transatlantic routes, carriers such as Virgin Atlantic have been tapping into demand for flights from the UK's south Asian diaspora to places such as Pakistan and India.