Latest Airline Route News
American Airlines adds flights from Chicago to Finnair’s Helsinki hub
American Airlines now flies daily between its Chicago O’Hare hub and that of its alliance partner Finnair, Finland’s capital Helsinki.
CSA Czech Airlines expands in the Ukraine; connects Prague with Lviv
The Czech national airline now flies to Lviv in western Ukraine as well as Poprad-Tatry in the Slovakian mountains, again linking the airport with Prague.
Swedish regional airline Skyways continues expanding with new routes
Skyways, which just announced that it is acquiring City Airline in Gothenburg, has launched flights from Sweden’s second city to Riga and Sundsvall.
Vueling launches routes to Palma de Mallorca; continues Toulouse expansion
The Spanish low-cost airline Vueling now flies to Mallorca from Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Orly, competing with airberlin, Transavia.com and Air Europa.
airberlin launches flights to the Channel Islands, Verona and Mallorca
Germany’s airberlin now flies to Verona by Lake Garda in northern Italy, as well as between Palma de Mallorca and Friedrichshafen and Weeze in Germany.
Ryanair launches 46 new routes in one week; Greek airports see the most launches
Half of this week’s new routes were launched by the low-cost carrier Ryanair, which among others added routes to Kos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki in Greece.
Blue Islands targets business traffic between Jersey and London City
The Channel Island airline Blue Islands now flies between Jersey and London City Airport, targeting business traffic between the island and the UK capital.
Vueling launches flight between Barcelona and Bordeaux
The Spanish low-cost airline Vueling now flies between its Barcelona base and Bordeaux in southern France, where it operates to the low-cost terminal billi.
Low-cost airline Volaris goes heads-on with AeroMexico
Ten days after AeroMexico began flying between Guadalajara and Fresno in California, the low-cost carrier Volaris launched the same route.
Russian low-cost airline Avianova enters Siberia market
Russia’s fast-growing low-cost airline Avianova now flies from its Moscow Sheremetyevo base to both Surgut and Tyumen in Western Siberia.
New route launches between China and New Zealand
China Southern became the first airline from Mainland China to serve Auckland in New Zealand as it launched flights from Guangzhou in China’s Pearl River Delta region.
American Airlines begins flying between New York and Budapest
American Airlines connected its New York JFK hub with that of oneworld alliance partner Malév as it launched flights to the Hungarian capital Budapest.