The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Aug. 17
Allegiant Air will add nine new U.S. routes in February 2027, including one year-round, one seasonal and seven “hyper-seasonal" services timed to meet peak spring travel demand. The carrier's only new year-round route will connect Cincinnati and Orlando International from Feb. 12. A seasonal service between Grand Forks and Orlando Sanford will operate from Feb. 10 through Apr. 17. Allegiant will also introduce seven hyper-seasonal routes, including Boston to Orlando Sanford, Punta Gorda and St. Pete-Clearwater; Providence to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando Sanford and Sarasota; and Fort Lauderdale to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Most services will operate between mid-February and late April 2027, targeting spring break and other peak leisure travel periods.
El Al Israel Airlines has canceled plans to launch 3X-weekly service between Tel Aviv and Hanoi after Israeli security authorities said the airline could not obtain the approvals required to operate the route with Israeli aircraft and crews. The service had been scheduled to begin on Oct. 24 using Boeing 787 aircraft. Affected passengers will be offered rebooking via Bangkok on connecting flights operated by another airline, the option to switch to another El Al destination, or a full refund or travel voucher.
VietJet will expand its international network with new services to Japan, Thailand and the Philippines, including the launch of 4X-weekly flights between Da Nang and Osaka Kansai from Dec. 20, and the resumption of 4X-weekly Ho Chi Minh City-Chiang Mai service from Oct. 25. The carrier also confirmed plans to boost its Philippines network from Nov. 10 with 3X-weekly services between Ho Chi Minh City and Cebu, Hanoi and Cebu, and Ho Chi Minh City and Clark, complementing its existing Ho Chi Minh City-Manila route. Separately, following the reopening of Lien Khuong International Airport, the LCC will resume domestic flights linking Da Lat with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Vinh and Da Nang from Aug. 19.
Brussels Airlines will commence scheduled passenger services to Evenes, Norway, and Kemi and Kittila, Finland, for the 2026-27 winter season, citing growing demand for Arctic leisure travel. Kittila will be served 3X-weekly from Dec. 10 through March 27, 2027, while Kemi will receive up to 2X-weekly service between Dec. 25 and March 10. Evenes will be served 1X-weekly during February and March. The carrier already operates charter flights to the region in partnership with tour operators, but the destinations will now also be available through its scheduled network. The Lufthansa Group carrier says the additions are part of a broader strategy to reduce seasonality by strengthening its winter leisure network.
United Airlines will launch seasonal nonstop service between Boston Logan International Airport and Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) on Feb. 13, 2027, marking the first nonstop link between the two cities. The Saturday-only service will operate through Mar. 20 using a 126-seat Boeing 737-700. The addition expands United's JAC network to eight nonstop destinations for the 2026-27 winter season, complementing year-round service from Denver and seasonal flights from Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco and Washington Dulles.
Riyadh Air has launched daily nonstop service between Riyadh and Islamabad, marking the carrier's entry into the Pakistani market. The route is operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The airline is also scheduled to launch 3X-weekly service between Riyadh and Lahore on Aug. 18, further expanding its South Asia network. Riyadh Air says the new routes will strengthen connectivity for business, visiting-friends-and-relatives and religious travel between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
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