Over 60 new long-haul routes starting in next three months

With fuel prices apparently on the rise, airlines starting new long-haul services are going to be facing even more challenges in the months ahead. anna.aero has identified almost 70 new long-haul / intercontinental services which are expected to launch between now and the end of June. Here’s a brief overview of who’s doing what:

• Air China: Beijing to Düsseldorf and Milan Malpensa both three times weekly.
• Air Europa: Madrid to Mexico City starting in June, four times weekly.
• Air France: Paris CDG to Lima and Orlando (both starting in June) as well as Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (Liberia), both starting in April.
• AirAsia X: Kuala Lumpur to Christchurch, four weekly flights starting in April.
• airberlin: Berlin Tegel to New York JFK, four weekly flights starting in May.
• Alitalia: Rome Fiumicino to Beijing and Rio de Janeiro, both four times weekly starting in June.
• American Airlines: Two new transatlantic services between New York JFK and Budapest, and Chicago O’Hare to Helsinki, plus a new transpacific route between Los Angeles and Shanghai.
• Arkefly: Amsterdam to Orlando Sanford and Miami in Florida, twice weekly starting in June.
• Asiana: Seoul Incheon to Istanbul, three times weekly.
• British Airways: London Heathrow to Buenos Aires (new non-stop service replaces one-stop service) and San Diego, plus London Gatwick to San Juan (Puerto Rico) via Antigua.
• Camair-Co: Douala in Cameroon to Paris CDG. The new national carrier of Cameroon began services this week.
• Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi, four times weekly starting in June.
• China Eastern: Shnaghai Pudong to Rome Fiumicino, four times weekly starting this week.
• China Southern: Three new routes from Guangzhou to Amsterdam, Auckland and Vancouver, each to be served three times weekly.
• Condor: Three new routes from Frankfurt to Calgary, Recife and Seattle-Tacoma.
• Continental: Two new transatlantic routes from Newark to Cairo (starting in May) and Stuttgart (starting in June), both operated daily.
• Delta: Three new transatlantic services between New York JFK and Reykjavik, Boston and London Heathrow, and Miami and London Heathrow.
• Egyptair: Cairo to Toronto starting in June.
• Emirates: Dubai to Geneva, daily starting in June.
• Ethiopian Airlines: Addis Ababa to Hangzhou (starting in May) and Milan Malpensa (starting in June).
• Finnair: Helsinki to Singapore, daily from the end of May.
• Hainan Airlines: Beijing to Zurich, three times weekly from the end of May.
• Iberia: Barcelona to Miami (starting this week) and Sao Paulo (starting in June), plus Madrid to Los Angeles (starting this week).
• Icelandair: Reykjavik to Washington Dulles, four times weekly starting in mid-May.
• KLM: Amsterdam to Xiamen, three times weekly starting this week.
• LAM Mozambique: Maputo to Lisbon, twice weekly starting this week.
• Qantas: Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth, four times weekly starting in May.
• Qatar Airways: Doha to Montreal, three times weekly from the end of June.
• Royal Brunei: Brunei to Melbourne, four times weekly starting this week.
• SAS: Oslo to New York Newark, daily, starting this week.
• Singapore Airlines: Singapore to Sao Paulo (via Barcelona), three times weekly starting this week.
• Sun Country Airlines: Minneapolis/St Paul to London Gatwick, twice weekly from the end of May, with a technical stop in Gander.
• TAP Portugal: Lisbon to Miami and Porto Alegre (Brazil), both starting in June.
• Transaero: St Petersburg to Beijing, weekly from the end of April.
• United: Los Angeles to Shanghai Pudong, daily from mid-May.
• US Airways: Two new transatlantic services from Charlotte to Dublin and Madrid, both daily, both starting in mid-May.
• Virgin Atlantic: Manchester to Las Vegas, twice weekly, from beginning of April.
• XL Airways France: Paris CDG to Las Vegas, twice weekly from end of May.

If any of these details are incorrect, or we have missed any routes that you are aware of, please let us know in the comment section below.