Southwest Airlines to commence 5 new routes from Austin (AUS): • AUS to Nassau (NAS) • AUS to Punta Cana (PUJ) • AUS to Liberia (LIR) • AUS to Portland (PDX) • AUS to Bozeman (BZN)
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JetBlue to commence new route from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Caracas (CCS) 1 daily A320 from February 4: • B6 1821 Depart FLL 10:00 AM Arrive CCS 2:25 PM • B6 1810 Depart CCS 3:40 PM Arrive FLL 6:21 PM
Alaska Airlines to commence 3 more new long-haul routes from Seattle by 2028 and 5 more after.
Alaska Airlines to join Oneworld transatlantic and pacific joint ventures.
New Alaska Airlines banner shows Seattle (SEA) to Madrid (MAD) route. …Though it is more than likely a mistake intended to be the Paris route which is missing from the map.
Alaska Airlines to cancel Everett (PAE) to Honolulu (HNL) route. Flights will not resume this winter.
Delta Air Lines to commence 2 new Europe routes: • Detroit (DTW) to Athens (ATH) 3 weekly A330-200 from June 8 • Boston (BOS) to Venice (VCE) 4 weekly A330-300 from May 7
Avelo Airlines to commence 4 new routes from McKinney (DTX): • DTX to Atlanta (ATL) 4 weekly • DTX to Denver (DEN) 4 weekly • DTX to Nashville (BNA) 2 weekly • DTX to New Orleans (MSY) 2 weekly Flights commence December.
Turkish Airlines to increase U.S. flights in summer 2027: • Atlanta (ATL) 10 → 12 weekly • Dallas (DFW) 10 → 11 weekly • Boston (BOS) 7 → 9 weekly
Delta Air Lines to cancel 2 routes: • Seattle (SEA) to Philadelphia (PHL) ends November 30 • New York (JFK) to Dallas (DFW) ends January 3
Delta Air Lines to commence new route from Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL) 1 daily A321neo from June 7.
Frontier Airlines to commence 2 new routes: • Detroit (DTW) to New York (LGA) • Detroit (DTW) to Miami (MIA)
Sunrise Airways intends to commence 2 new routes: • Cap-Haitien (CAP) to Fort Myers (RSW) • Cap-Haitian (CAP) to West Palm Beach (DJT) 1 weekly from December
Delta Air Lines to commence flights to Monterey in California (MRY): • MRY to Salt Lake City (SLC) 1 daily • MRY to Los Angeles (LAX) 2 daily Flights commence December 19 with E175.
Frontier Airlines to commence 3 new routes: • MCO to Bogota (BOG) 6 weekly from December 14 • MCO to Cartagena (CTG) 1 weekly from December 19 • MCO to Medellin (MDE) 7 weekly from December 10
La Compagnie to commence new route from Dusseldorf (DUS) to Newark (EWR) 5 weekly from April 21. • B0400 Depart DUS 12:00 PM Arrive EWR 2:45 PM • B0401 Depart EWR 9:00 PM Arrive DUS 10:20 AM (+1 day)
Delta Air Lines to cancel 4 routes: • New York (LGA) to Tulsa (TUL) ends November 6 • Las Vegas (LAS) to Orange County (SNA) ends November 8 • Las Vegas (LAS) to San Diego (SAN) ends November 8 • New York (JFK) to Milwaukee (MKE) ends December 18
New routes Allegiant Air: • Flint (FNT) to Orlando (MCO) • Flint (FNT) to Fort Myers (RSW) Contour Airlines: • Charlotte (CLT) to Williamsport (IPT)
Alaska Airlines to cancel 7 routes: • Santa Rosa (STS) to Salt Lake City (SLC) • STS to Ontario (ONT) • San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Las Vegas (LAS) • Sacramento (SMF) to Los Cabos (SJD) • SMF to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) • PVR to St. Louis (STL) • PVR to New York (JFK)
Alaska Airlines to resume San Jose (SJC) to Los Angeles (LAX) route after it was cancelled in January. Flights to operate 4 daily with 737 from November 1.
United Airlines to commence Airbus A321XLR on domestic routes: • IAD to San Diego (SAN) from September 9 • IAD to Los Angeles (LAX) from October 1
Volaris intends to commence 7 new U.S. cities from Guadalajara (GDL): • Minneapolis (MSP) • Nashville (BNA) • Raleigh (RDU) • Tampa (TPA) • Austin (AUS) • Philadelphia (PHL) • Boston (BOS) Dependent on government approval.
Qantas to commence Airbus A380 retirement starting 2028. To be replaced by A350-1000 on routes such as Sydney (SYD) to Dallas (DFW).
United Airlines new international routes: • EWR to Ljubljana (LJU), Catania (CTA), Ibiza (IBZ), Luxembourg (LUX), Marseille (MRS), Valencia (VLC), Terceira (TER), Olbia (OLB) • IAD to Toulouse (TLS), Milan (MXP) • SFO to Okinawa (OKA), Tel Aviv (TLV) • LAX to Osaka (KIX) • DEN to Paris (CDG)
United Airlines to commence flights to Okinawa, Japan (OKA). Flights to operate 3 weekly from San Francisco (SFO) with Boeing 777.
United Airlines to commence flights to Toulouse, France (TLS). Flights to operate 1 daily from Washington Dulles (IAD) with A321XLR.
United Airlines to commence new routes from Newark (EWR): • Ljubljana (LJU) 767 • Catania (CTA) 767 • Ibiza (IBZ) A321XLR • Luxembourg (LUX) A321XLR • Marseille (MRS) A321XLR • Valencia (VLC) A321 XLR • Terceira (TER) 737 MAX 8 • Olbia (OLB) 767
United Airlines to commence flights to Luxembourg (LUX). A new route from Newark (EWR) to Luxembourg (LUX) to operate with 1 daily A321XLR.
BermudAir to commence new route from Providenciales (PLS) to South Caicos (XSC) 2 weekly E190 from December 20. At 50 miles/80 kilometers, this is one of the world’s shortest flights on a jet aircraft. BermudAir to also commence XSC to Newark (EWR) route PLS-XSC-EWR.
Aeromexico intends to commence flights to Orange County (SNA) in the first quarter of 2027. No route known and it is dependent on slot and government approval.