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 […]
August 25, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America
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 […]
Themes of the Week All airlines have now converted Palm Beach airport codes from PBI to DJT. Delta continues to grow in AUS with two new routes. Airport Roundtable – SOLD OUT Our next Airport Roundtable hosted by South Bend International Airport (SBN) is officially sold out! We will announce our next 2027 Airport […]
August 17, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America
The market between Europe and mainland China has record capacity. In 2026, Cirium schedule data shows that 8.9 million one-way seats are available (excluding Russia to avoid Asian cities). This volume has exceeded the prior high by 15%. Nearly 1.2 million additional seats have been added in a year. Things have changed in many ways. […]
On 1 August 2026, Wizz Air reopened its base in Palermo. Two 239-seat Airbus A321neos are stationed there, with a third frame joining them in September. Palermo is Sicily’s most populous city but is the island’s second-busiest airport. Having flown to Palermo since 2020, the airport was a base between 2021 and 2022. This coincided […]
August 12, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Let’s assume that long-haul travel is defined as any route covering 5,000 kilometres or more. On this basis, Cirium schedule data shows that 78.9 million of Europe’s available two-way seats in Q3 2026 (July-September) are long-haul. Such capacity is now at a record level. It has exceeded the prior high, held in the same three […]
August 11, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Themes of the Week Airlines continued to switch PBI to DJT this week. The only airlines that have not switched airport codes are: Allegiant, Avelo, Breeze and Southwest. Breeze extended their schedule through late May. Air India, Condor, Delta, Frontier, United and Volaris added new flights this week. Air Canada has their earnings call this […]
LOT Polish Airlines has celebrated eight decades of operations between Warsaw and Prague. The Polish flag carrier launched the route on 7 August 1946, making the Czech capital one of the first international destinations restored to its network following the Second World War. Early services were primarily operated by Douglas DC-3 aircraft, which accommodated only […]
August 10, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis