The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
July 27
Alaska Airlines will launch a new seasonal nonstop route between Portland, Oregon, and Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for the 2027 winter ski season. The service will operate 2X-weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays from Feb. 11 through March 28 using Embraer 175 aircraft. The route connects Portland International Airport and Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
German leisure carrier Condor plans to base an additional Airbus A320 at Münster/Osnabruck Airport (FMO) during the summer 2027 season. The airline will continue its winter routes to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in Spain and Hurghada, Egypt, through the summer schedule until November 2027. From May 2027, Condor will also launch services to Fuerteventura, Spain, and Rhodes, Heraklion and Chania in Greece, with Chania being served from FMO for the first time. Flights to Palma de Mallorca will resume from the end of March 2027 for the Easter holiday period. With the summer expansion, Condor will have two aircraft based at FMO during the season.
Australia’s competition regulator has proposed approving a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways, allowing the carriers to coordinate aspects of their operations between Australia and Japan, as well as selected onward markets. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination proposing to authorize the partnership for five years and has granted interim authorization allowing the airlines to begin planning and discussing the cooperation, although not yet implementing it. The regulator is seeking public submissions on the proposal until Aug. 7 before issuing a final decision.
Uzbekistan Airways and China Southern Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement. The deal covers Uzbekistan Airways’ services from Tashkent to Beijing Daxing, Guangzhou, Urumqi and Hangzhou, as well as China Southern’s flights from Beijing Daxing, Guangzhou and Urumqi to Tashkent.
Air Astana has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for an exemption to operate scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services between Kazakhstan and the U.S. In its application, the carrier says it intends to begin scheduled U.S. flights once Kazakhstan receives an FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment Category 1 rating. Air Astana plans to operate the services using 303-seat Boeing 787 aircraft and is seeking authority to operate from points behind Kazakhstan via the country and intermediate points to destinations throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Air France and Cyprus Airways have launched a codeshare partnership between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Larnaca. Air France will place its code on Cyprus Airways’ flights between destinations, with the route operating up to 6X-weekly during the summer peak season using Airbus A220 aircraft. The carriers have also introduced an interline agreement allowing passengers to connect between Paris and Larnaca via Athens or Milan Malpensa.
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