AILEVON PACIFIC Aviation Consulting-Weekly Airline Schedule Update – April 13th 2026

Posted on April 14, 2026 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America

Themes of the Week

American suspended two Middle East flights until mid-December.
Spirit reduced summer capacity by up to -20% week over week and extended their schedule through November 18th.
Delta filed 29 college football flights.
Corendon Dutch Airlines is bringing Dutch fans to the USA for the World Cup. Hup Holland hup!

Markets Impacted by Rising Fuel Costs

There have been over 65 U.S. and Canada markets impacted by the rising cost of fuel. The map below shows these markets and if you would like to see the specific list, click here.

Capacity Update

Aeromexico (AM)

Suspended San Luis Potosi, MX (SLP) to ATL from May onward.
Suspended MIA and RDU to Cancun (CUN) until December 17.
Suspended FAT, ORD, SFO and SMF to Guadalajara (GDL) until December 17.

Air Canada (AC)

Pushed the resumption of Cuba service until the end of October and reduced capacity after that.

Alaska (AS)

PSP to STS will resume earlier this year on September 10th. Congrats Visit Greater Palm Springs and Palm Springs International Airport!

American (AA)

Reduced capacity -6% week over week in August.
Suspended JFK to Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) and PHL to Doha, Qatar (DOH) until September 8.
Filed special flights for Day of the Dead from October 29 through November 4 between PHX and Oaxaca, Mexico (OAX).

Breeze (MX)

Suspended MTJ to SNA from future schedules.
Suspended PIT to PVD from May 4 through 31.

China Airlines (CI)

Extended service from Taipei (TPE) to PHX from November through March.

Contour (LF)

Changing Macon, GA (MCN) flights from IAD to BWI and adding FLL service from June 9 onward.
Suspending service from Fort Leonard Wood (TBN) to ORD and replacing with BNA from June onward.

Corendon Dutch Airlines (CD)

Adding special FIFA World Cup flights this June from Curacao (CUR) to IAH, MCI, PBI and PHL.

Delta (DL)

Added 29 college football routes for September through November. Nine of the special flights were for Notre Dame.

Spirit (NK)

Reduced capacity in June and July by -10% and -20% week over week. Capacity in May through July of 2026 is between 47% and 51% of 2025 levels.
Extended their schedule through November 18, 2026.
Suspended eight routes this summer: ACY to MYR; AUS and LAX to FLL; BOS to SJU; CLT to PHL; DTW to RDU and EWR and ORD to LAS.
Removed MSY to Cancun (CUN) from future schedules.
Added special flights from EWR to MCI for the World Cup in June.

United (UA)

Increased capacity in SAN markets from November onward around 13% week over week.

Viva (VB)

Removed BNA to Mexico City (NLU) from future schedules.

Cirium schedules via Diio Mi and may not reflect the actual flights being sold by airlines. The Weekly Airline Schedule Summary and linked Capacity Summary are not intended to be an all-inclusive source for every schedule change made.