California has more available seats than any other US state. Cirium schedule data shows that 32 airports in the Golden State have scheduled passenger service, which, of course, includes San Diego (SAN). In the second of 2026 (July-December), Cirium data shows that SAN has 19.10 million two-way seats. Compared to the same six months in […]
September 9, 2026 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Themes of the Week Air Canada filed six new routes starting in 2027. Delta is suspending five U.S. routes. Alaska added its 50th route from SAN. Allegiant is adding two new routes and more frequency from the FNT base. Porter is going to serve London, Ontario (YXU) with four routes. Capacity Update Aerus (ZV) […]
September 8, 2026 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air Canada has announced its largest intercontinental expansion to date for summer 2027, adding five new international destinations and seven new routes across Europe and Asia, alongside frequency increases and extensions of several seasonal services to year-round operations. The carrier plans to operate more than 125 international routes next summer, offering up to 169,000 weekly […]
KLM’s UK operation is considerable. 19 airports are served, with recent additions including Exeter (2025) and Jersey (2026). In the full year 2026, the carrier has 3.09 million one-way seats to the UK, which is three-quarters more than for the second most-served nation, Germany. The UK accounts for 14% of KLM’s total capacity. The airline […]
Starlux Airlines operated its distinctive AIRSORAYAMA Gold Airbus A350-1000 to Prague for the first time on 1 September, as the Taiwanese carrier upgraded capacity on its recently launched route from Taipei. The aircraft, registered B-58554, features a special metallic gold livery created in collaboration with renowned Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. Starlux, Airbus and paint manufacturer […]
September 7, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Sydney is comfortably the busiest airport in Australia and the wider Oceania, with 42.5 million passengers in 2025. This was the fourth-best year to date, only exceeded by 2017, 2018 and 2019. The lack of recovery was because of the domestic market, which remains notably smaller than before the COVID-19 pandemic.This was influenced by the […]
On 25 August, United Airlines confirmed that it’ll launch 11 new routes to Europe in S27. Most significantly, it’ll begin flying from Newark to Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marselle, Toulouse and Valencia. United will also become the first US operator to fly to Terceira. Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marseille, Toulouse and Valencia do not currently have scheduled […]
September 2, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
American Airlines has unveiled seven new international routes for the 2027 summer season, including three destinations joining its network. The carrier will launch daily flights from Philadelphia to Vienna, Porto and Reykjavik, from New York JFK to Amsterdam and Nice, from Charlotte to Barcelona, and from Chicago ORD to Tokyo NRT. It will also reinstate […]
Discover Airlines will launch flights from Glasgow to both Frankfurt and Munich in 2027, restoring nonstop links between Glasgow and the two German cities. Flights between Glasgow and Frankfurt will commence on 29 March and operate up to six times per week, while a seasonal summer service to Munich will launch on 16 May with […]
September 1, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport retained its position as the world’s busiest airport in 2025, handling more than 106 million passengers while continuing to strengthen its global route network and invest in major infrastructure projects. Air Service One spoke with Rebecca Francosky, Director of Air Service Development at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, about the airport’s recent […]
Themes of the Week American and United both made big announcements of new summer international routes. Alaska made some cuts to California routes and added back one route. Avelo and Southwest extended their schedules. WestJet was the most on-time North American airline in July. Capacity Update Alaska (AS) Added back service between LAX and […]
Discover Airlines will launch flights between Frankfurt and Inverness next summer, marking the Lufthansa Group carrier’s entry onto the Scottish market. The seasonal service will commence on 19 June, 2027 and run weekly, every Saturday, until 11 September. It will represent the first-ever nonstop service between Frankfurt and Inverness. Flights will depart Frankfurt at 13.40 […]
August 31, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis