New Airline Routes & Service Updates: Global Expansion

LCC Jazeera Airways opened service between its Kuwait International Flight Terminal (KWI) base and Budapest Airport terminal (BUD). The path will certainly be flown 2X-weekly via mid-September. The service marks Jazeera’s entryway right into the Hungarian market and the first ever nonstop connection between KWI and BUD.

Jazeera Airways Launches Kuwait-Budapest Route

Using a 72-seat ATR 72-600, the regional airline will certainly perform flights on the course on Dec. 20 and 27. It will certainly likewise operate the route on Jan. 3, 2025.

Whole lot Polish Airlines started summer season seasonal solution in between Radom, Poland, and Barcelona. The course will certainly be flown 1X-weekly. It likewise began 1X-weekly seasonal trips between Radom and Preveza, Greece.

LOT Polish Airlines Adds Seasonal Routes

IndiGo will certainly release two brand-new residential paths from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Flight Terminal (DEL) in September. Both courses from the Indian resources will certainly be exclusive to IndiGo.

Air France will certainly start continuously service in between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 13, 2026. The seasonal path will run three times a week– Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays– through March 28 using Boeing 777-300ER airplane. Punta Cana becomes Air France’s 6th Caribbean location, signing up with Cayenne, Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Saint Martin and Havana.

Air France Expands to Punta Cana

Both courses are being flown daily. The two new destinations bring to 15 the number of Indonesian flight terminals offered by AirAsia Malaysia.

Swiss recreation carrier Edelweiss will supply a continuously once a week solution between Zurich and Luleå in north Sweden from Dec. 19. Flights will certainly be operated making use of Airplane A320 aircraft.

ULCC Wizz Air will certainly open up service between Naples Airport (NAP) and Timisoara, Romania, from Oct. 14. “This new connection is part of the airline company’s wider growth plan at Naples Airport terminal, one of Wizz Air’s five Italian bases, which is being strengthened with the second Plane A321neo” to be based at NAP, the airline company stated. Four formerly introduced paths will certainly commence from the Italian city from late September, when the brand-new NAP-based A321neo will certainly go into procedure.

Wizz Air Connects Naples to Timisoara

Spirit Airlines entered 2 new markets with the launch of flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), Tennessee, and Columbia Metropolitan Flight Terminal (CAE), South Carolina.

United Airlines began summertime seasonal solution between Newark Liberty International Flight Terminal (EWR) and Nuuk Airport (GOH) in Greenland. The route ends up being the only nonstop connection in between the U.S. and Greenland and marks the initial arranged trips between both countries given that 2008. The EWR-GOH path is being flown 2X-weekly with a Boeing 737-8.

United Offers US-Greenland Nonstop

United Airlines will open winter months seasonal solution in between Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Eagle County Regional Airport Terminal (EGE) in Colorado from Dec. 20. The airline company will run the route through April 4, 2026. EGE is the closest airport terminal to Vail, Colorado, a popular ski resort community.

Spirit Airlines went into 2 new markets with the launch of flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Terminal (CHA), Tennessee, and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), South Carolina. The airline company opened up 3 routes from each flight terminal to the same three cities. From CHA, the service provider is running 3X-weekly to its Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Florida base. Spirit is additionally flying 4X-weekly from CHA to both Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Newark Freedom International Flight Terminal (EWR). From CAE, the airline company is running 3X-weekly to both FLL and MCO. It is additionally flying 4X-weekly in between CAE and EWR.

AirBaltic Adds Tallinn-Reykjavik Route

AirBaltic has ushered in service between Tallinn and Reykjavik, marking its second path to Iceland alongside flights from its home in Riga. The brand-new seasonal route will run twice a week via late August making use of Jet A220-300 airplane. “This brand-new solution will certainly support both recreation and business traveling, while also adding to inbound tourist,” says Mantas Vrubliauskas, airBaltic vice head of state of network administration.

Russia’s IrAero Airlines prepares to release service in between Moscow Domodedovo Flight Terminal and Gabala International Flight Terminal (GBB) in Azerbaijan from July 1. The course is set to be run 2X-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. GBB will also see Wizz Air Abu Dhabi start 3X-weekly trips to Abu Dhabi from June 19. “The opening of these courses is the result of coordinated participation in between the airport terminal and companion airline companies,” GBB stated. “This growth shows the constant execution of a calculated course targeted at boosting air connectivity, boosting worldwide availability and supporting the development of the region’s tourism capacity.”

Frontier Airlines has started a brand-new continuously service between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Gregorio Luperón International Flight Terminal in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The path will certainly be supplied 2X-weekly and becomes the service provider’s 24th nonstop destination from Puerto Rico.

LATAM Airlines Group will release trips between Bogotá and Aruba starting Dec. 1, running three times per week with Plane A320 airplane. The path will originally run for two months and could end up being permanent based on efficiency. Ronella Croes, CEO of the Aruba Tourist Authority, says the brand-new route lines up with Aruba’s strategy to boost connection with South America and bring in high-value site visitors.

Cathay Pacific introduced solution in between Hong Kong International Flight Terminal (HKG) and Munich Airport Terminal (MUC), the very first time the HKG-based carrier has actually flown the route. Trips will certainly be run 4X-weekly with a Plane A350-900 aircraft. “This new route boosts travel options for both service and recreation customers and provides smooth accessibility to the Cathay Team’s extensive international network covering 100 locations via Hong Kong, strengthening the city’s duty as a leading international gateway,” stated Brian Tsoi, Cathay’s local general supervisor for Europe.

Cathay Pacific Inaugurates Hong Kong-Munich Service

Air Austral and Madagascar Airlines have actually signed a business collaboration efficient June 27, 2025, covering codeshare and unique prorate arrangements. The bargain improves connection between Get-together and Madagascar and broadens price and travel choices. Air Austral will codeshare on Madagascar Airlines’ domestic paths, while Madagascar Airlines will prolong Air Austral’s Get-together– Toamasina service to Sainte Marie. The arrangement likewise enables connections from Madagascar using Get-together to long-haul locations such as Bangkok and Johannesburg.

Cathay Pacific will certainly boost solution between Hong Kong International Airport Terminal (HKG) and Perth Airport (PER) in Western Australia to 2X-daily trips, up from 11X-weekly frequencies presently. Cathay Pacific launched solution between Hong Kong International Flight Terminal (HKG) and Munich Flight Terminal (MUC), the very first time the HKG-based provider has flown the path. Turkish Airlines has actually enhanced the number of weekly flights it is running between Istanbul Airport terminal (IST) and a number of UK airports. In addition to the raised regularities to UK flight terminals, Turkish is also upping weekly trips between IST and Dublin Flight Terminal from 18 to 21.

Cathay Pacific will raise solution in between Hong Kong International Flight Terminal (HKG) and Perth Airport (PER) in Western Australia to 2X-daily trips, up from 11X-weekly regularities currently. The surge to 2X-daily solution will take place in October. HKG is “a prominent transit center … and the extra Cathay Pacific flights will provide even more one-stop connections for several of [the state of Western Australia’s] crucial visitor markets, consisting of the UK, the United State and Japan,” PER claimed.

United state carrier Avelo Airlines started 2 brand-new routes from Lakeland International Airport (LAL) in Florida: Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Islip, New York. Both routes will be operated 2X-weekly with a Boeing 737NG. The airline company now offers 7 destinations from LAL. In addition to the brand-new courses, Avelo operates from LAL to Nashville, Tennessee; New Haven, Connecticut; Rochester, New York; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Wilmington, Delaware.

Indian LCC IndiGo has introduced strategies to introduce procedures from Hindon Airport in Uttar Pradesh on July 20, marking it as the airline company’s 93rd residential and 136th overall location. Eight brand-new routes will link Hindon with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna and Varanasi. “Our expansion into Hindon is a strategic relocation providing an extra gateway for millions in the wider catchment location,” says Vinay Malhotra, IndiGo’s head of global sales. The provider prepares to operate greater than 70 weekly separations from the flight terminal.

China Eastern Airlines launched solution in between Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal (PVG) and Geneva Airport Terminal (GVA). Flights are being run 4X-weekly with a Plane A350-900 airplane configured to carry 288 passengers, consisting of four in extraordinary and 36 in service class. “The arrival of this new gamer enhances Geneva Airport terminal’s long-haul offerings, improving global connectivity, a concern for the flight terminal hub,” GVA said. “This new path also opens up brand-new opportunities for links using the Chinese financial metropolitan area to various other locations in Asia and Oceania.”

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Turkish Airlines has raised the number of regular trips it is operating between Istanbul Airport terminal (IST) and a variety of UK flight terminals. The service provider added two once a week flights between IST and London Heathrow Airport terminal, now flying the route 47X-weekly. It added two regular trips between IST and London Gatwick Flight terminal, now flying the route 28X-weekly. The airline included three regular trips between IST and Manchester Airport terminal, currently running the route 28X-weekly. Turkish included 4 once a week trips in between IST and Birmingham Airport terminal, currently operating the route 18X-weekly. For summer season seasonal solution, the airline added 4 regular trips between IST and Edinburgh Flight terminal, currently flying the course 14X-weekly. Along with the increased frequencies to UK airport terminals, Turkish is also upping once a week flights between IST and Dublin Flight Terminal from 18 to 21.

airBaltic Increase Passenger Numbers

Latvia’s airBaltic increased traveler numbers year-over-year for the month of May in spite of operating fewer trips contrasted to the previous year, mentioning “network optimization.” The airline company reported it lugged 458,900 passengers in May, up 6% over May 2024, even as the variety of flights operated for the month dipped somewhat year-over-year from 4,320 to 4,300. Since the airline’s typical lots element boosted 3.4 percent points over May 2024 to 78.6%, traveler numbers climbed. The airline company noted it will be adding 3 brand-new destinations for the upcoming winter season from October to late March 2026, consisting of Riga, Latvia– Faro, Portugal; Tallinn, Estonia– Madeira, Portugal; and Grandmother Canaria, Spain– Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Azerbaijan Airlines and Uzbekistan Airways authorized a codeshare agreement, which the service providers said in a statement opens “new traveling chances in between both countries.” Both service providers will certainly include their codes to flights being operated by the other airline company between Baku and Tashkent, the particular capitals of the two countries. “With as much as nine flights weekly run by both service providers [on the course], guests can select the timetable that fits them best,” the airline companies stated. “The contract additionally significantly boosts transit connection, offering even more smooth international travel choices through the center airport terminals in Tashkent and Baku.” Uzbekistan Airways will also place its code on flights operated by Azerbaijan Airlines between Baku and Samarkand, Uzbekistan. “The partnership with Uzbekistan Airways mirrors the commitment of both airline companies not only to expanding their path networks, but likewise to strengthening the ties between individuals of our nations,” stated Azerbaijan Airlines CCO Jamil Manizade.