Themes of the Week Southwest extended their schedule and filed 23 new summer seasonal routes. Avelo added four new McKinney (DTX) routes. American added two new routes and filed 12 routes for the 2027 Kentucky Derby in SDF. FLG had two new routes filed this week. Delta will kick off the Q3 earnings season with […]
October 5, 2026 | Airlines, North America, Top Story
Scoot is the lower-cost unit in the Singapore Airlines Group and initially had the IATA code of TZ. The carrier’s inaugural commercial service took place in June 2012 to Sydney, swiftly followed by the Gold Coast. Only Australia’s busiest airport remains served today. In 2017, Tigerair’s operations were merged into Scoot’s, with the ‘new’ airline […]
Air Serbia is expanding quickly. In 2026, Cirium schedule data shows that a record six million seats are available. Capacity has risen by 6% year-over-year and is 69% above what was available before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Other than the pan-European ULCCs Wizz Air and Ryanair, Air Serbia is comfortably the largest airline serving […]
September 28, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Themes of the Week Alaska is increasing capacity from Paine Field (PAE). American reduced capacity in December and January and United reduced capacity in February. Delta added two new routes for summer 2027 and WestJet is suspending three routes in summer 2027. Capacity Update Air Canada (AC) Suspended YVR to Singapore (SIN) from January […]
Allegiant Air has been changing recently. The most notable development was the announcement that the Allegiant Travel Company has acquired Sun Country, which was completed in May 2026. Currently, the two carriers are operating independently. However, Sun Country’s operations will eventually be merged into Allegiant’s, with total capacity rising by nearly a fifth. Minneapolis will […]
September 23, 2026 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
EgyptAir is Africa’s second-largest carrier for international capacity, behind Ethiopian Airlines. In 2026, Cirium schedule data shows that Egyptian flag carrier has 12.97 million non-stop one-way international seats, which is 2% above the prior record set in 2025. 7.55 million of EgyptAir’s one-way international seats are deployed within Africa, 2.74 million to the Middle East, […]
September 22, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
American Airlines is the world’s largest operator in multiple ways. The DOT shows that it is first for passengers, while Cirium schedule data indicates that it is number one for the number of aircraft movements and available seats. However, due to a larger domestic operation, it is second, behind United Airlines, for ASKs. When flights […]
September 14, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
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 […]
September 8, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
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
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 […]
September 2, 2026 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America
SkyUp Airlines will launch flights between Chisinau and Vienna with the start of the 2027 summer season, marking the carrier’s entry into the Austrian capital. The airline will maintain 2-weekly services on Thursdays and Sundays with a Boeing 737 aircraft. Vienna Airport said the new service will provide additional travel options between Austria and Moldova […]
August 31, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
In 2025, Berlin Brandenburg (IATA code BER) welcomed 26.1 million passengers, which cemented its position as Germany’s third-busiest airport. Throughput was at the highest level since BER opened in 2020. However, if the now-closed TXL and SXF are combined, traffic is down by nearly 27% compared to 2019, which is a drop of 9.5 million […]