Latest Airline Route News
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.
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.
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.
American Eagle now serves the capital of Illinois from its Texas hub
American Airlines’ regional carrier has launched flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, the capital of Illinois.
AirTran adds new destination Bermuda and more routes to Puerto Rico
The low-cost airline AirTran now flies between Tampa and San Juan as well as from Baltimore/Washington Airport to the island of Bermuda in the Atlantic.
Ryanair now flies from Magdeburg/Cochstedt Airport to Spain
Magdeburg/Cochstedt Airport near Berlin in eastern Germany now has routes with Ryanair to Alicante, Girona, Gran Canaria and Malaga.
Sun Country Airlines expands in Lansing, Michigan with city routes
In addition to its sunshine routes, Sun Country Airlines has launched from Lansing to Minneapolis/St. Paul and Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Airport.
Norwegian launches domestic low-cost routes in Finland
Norwegian’s new base in Helsinki has seen the launch of domestic flights to Oulu and Rovaniemi. The low-cost airline competes with both Finnair and Blue1.
Jet2.com’s new Glasgow base gives Scotland routes to the sun
Jet2.com now fills the gap in Glasgow left after flyglobespan with its new routes from the Scottish airport to Spain, Portugal, France and Cyprus.
AeroMexico resumes route between Guadalajara and Fresno
After Mexicana’s bankruptcy, the route between Guadalajara in Mexico and Fresno in California was left unserved until AeroMexico now launched flights.
Air Arabia Maroc adds flights from Casablanca to Cuneo in northern Italy
Air Arabia Maroc has launched a new route to its fourth destination in Italy, Cuneo near Turin. The airport by the Alps now has flights from Casablanca in Morocco.