The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
June 22
Norse Atlantic Airways will open service between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Phuket International Airport (HKT) in Thailand. The route will be flown 3X-weekly with a Boeing 787 on the carrier’s 2026-2027 northern hemisphere winter schedule. TUI Airways is currently the only airline flying on the LGW-HKT route, operating the service off and on throughout the year, according to OAG Schedules Analyzer data. Norse also flies between Manchester, England and HKT, with plans to fly the route 4X-weekly for the upcoming winter season. The carrier also flies to HKT from Oslo and Stockholm.
Canada’s Air Transat launched service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Tirana International Airport (TIA) in Albania. The route will be operated weekly with an Airbus A330-200 on a seasonal basis through Oct. 8. The carrier’s flights between YYZ and TIA are the only nonstop link between North America and Albania.
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines said it has started flying to the Middle East again. The carrier has resumed serving Abu Dhabi, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Doha, Dubai, Erbil and Sharjah. It will return to Dammam on June 22 and Bahrain on June 23.
Greater Bay Airlines will open seasonal service between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwestern China. The HKG-based carrier will fly the route 3X-weekly between Sept. 4 and Oct. 16.
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