Cabo Verde Airlines plans to relaunch service to the U.S. with flights to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), marking the carrier’s return to the transatlantic market after nearly five years.
In a filing with the U.S. Transportation Department, the Cape Verde-based airline said it intends to recommence U.S. operations on March 31.
The planned Providence service would represent Cabo Verde Airlines’ first flights to the U.S. since July 2021, when it stopped flying to Boston Logan International Airport. Prior to that, the carrier had served Providence until December 2017 using Boeing 757-200 aircraft before shifting the route to Boston.
The carrier currently operates four aircraft—one 737-8, one 737-700 and two ATR 72-600 turboprops—and recently received ETOPS certification from Cabo Verde’s Agencia de Aviacao Civil, enabling transatlantic operations.
The Providence route could benefit from growing demand and network expansion at the Rhode Island airport, which has been pursuing additional international connectivity.
“2025 was a banner year for Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport,” Markus Berger, assistant vice president for air service development at Rhode Island Airport Corporation, told Routes at Routes Americas 2026. “Passenger traffic increased by 11% for the 12 months ending in October, with several individual months experiencing even stronger gains.”
In 2025, PVD handled about 4.3 million passengers, with seat capacity rising roughly 10% year over year. Airlines added 10 new destinations between 2024 and 2025—including Dallas, Denver, San Juan and Cancun—expanding the airport’s nonstop network to 38 destinations.
Cabo Verde Airlines currently operates five routes between Cape Verde and European destinations including Lisbon, Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Milan Bergamo, as well as inter-island services. The carrier is also planning a weekly Sal-CDG service using 737-8 aircraft beginning June 19.
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