Newcastle Airport has recorded its busiest day on record for international travel, handling 21,751 international passengers on Sunday, 23 August. The milestone comes amid continued expansion by airlines at the airport and follows the opening of easyJet’s new base in March. The low-cost carrier now has 31 destinations on sale from Newcastle. Jet2.com has also […]
August 31, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
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 […]
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 […]
United Airlines has unveiled the largest international network expansion in its history, adding ten new destinations and three additional routes across Europe and Asia in 2027, while also restoring its San Francisco – Tel Aviv service. The expansion will be supported by the carrier’s new Airbus A321XLR. The airline has added 58 international destinations to […]
August 27, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
Wizz Air plays a critical role in serving Romania. The ULCC provides 43% of the nation’s flights and – thanks to many 239-seat A321neos – 51% of the seats for sale and 56% of the ASKs. 14 Romanian airports are served, including Sibiu, which is approximately in the centre of the country. Cirium schedule data […]
August 26, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Quebec City Jean Lesage International (IATA code: YQB) is Canada’s 11th-busiest airport. In 2025, the facility welcomed 1.82 million passengers, which was the highest figure to date. Most of YQB’s growth has been because of incumbent operators. However, the figures were helped by the arrival of Propair in 2025, initially with routes within Quebec but […]
August 25, 2026 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Themes of the Week Alaska announced two new European routes. Allegiant announced nine new routes and extended their schedule to May 18, 2027. Capital Airlines will resume service to YVR in October. United is adding new service to Santa Fe, NM (SAF). Capacity Update Air Canada (AC) Suspended YYZ to Martinique (FDF) from October […]
The Volaris Group has flights from Mexico and multiple countries in Central America to the US. Cirium schedule data shows that nine in ten departures are from Mexico, which is the subject of this article. The airline’s emphasis is on VFR demand. Between August and December 2026, Volaris plans 2.1 million one-way seats between Mexico […]
August 24, 2026 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Saudi Arabia’s extraordinarily ambitious Vision 2030 is in full swing. Designed in part to diversify the nation’s economy away from oil, the plan includes welcoming 300+ million air passengers by the end of the decade, of which 100 million will be tourists (including pilgrims). The country’s Air Connectivity Programme helps with funding route development. The […]
August 19, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has marked the 40th anniversary of its services between Tokyo and Washington, with the Japanese carrier having launched the route on 26 July, 1986. Washington was among ANA’s first long-haul international destinations, with flights commencing just ten days after the airline inaugurated operations to Los Angeles. The Washington service initially ran […]
Jet2.com will operate flights from Birmingham Airport to six European ski gateways during the 2027/28 winter season as the airline expands its ski programme from the Midlands airport in response to sustained demand. The UK leisure carrier will serve Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin from Birmingham, with the expanded programme to commence in […]
August 18, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
easyJet launched operations nearly 31 years ago, in November 1995. The LCC initially flew from London LTN to Glasgow and shortly thereafter to Edinburgh. Flights from LTN to Aberdeen began in January 1996, followed by those to Inverness in November 1996. All four routes remain served today. Scotland remains an important part of easyJet’s full […]