The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
May 26
Vietnamese LCC VietJet will launch a new Hanoi-Prague service on Oct. 10, marking the carrier’s expansion into Europe. The route, originally scheduled to launch in July, will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays via Almaty, Kazakhstan, using Airbus A330s. “Vietnam is the most significant market in the Southeast Asian region in terms of passenger numbers,” says Jiří Pos, CEO of Prague Airport. “In 2025, more than 75,000 people traveled between Prague and Hanoi in both directions. The new connection will make travel easier for the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic and their families. At the same time, we expect growth in tourism and greater accessibility of Vietnam for Czech travelers.”
Jazeera Airways has inaugurated flights between Kuwait City and Milan Bergamo Airport, marking the airline’s entry into the Italian market. The new route operates three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using Airbus A320neo aircraft. The launch establishes the first nonstop link between Milan Bergamo and Kuwait, expanding connectivity between Northern Italy and the Middle East. Giacomo Cattaneo, Director of Commercial Aviation, Marketing & Communications at SACBO, says the new service will create opportunities for tourism, business travel and VFR traffic.
Air Serbia has launched a new route between Belgrade and Toronto, restoring nonstop service between Serbia and Canada for the first time in more than 30 years. The route will operate 2X-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays using Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Jiří Marek, CEO of Air Serbia, says the new service represents a “significant symbolic and strategic step forward” for the carrier, adding that Toronto becomes the airline’s third North American destination alongside New York and Chicago. Additionally, the airline has resumed Belgrade-Munich flights after an 18-year break. Service will be daily.
May 25
Air Transat has commenced nonstop services from Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport to Marseille, expanding its transatlantic network. The route operates once weekly on Thursdays through Oct. 9. Additionally, a Quebec City-Nantes service will begin June 2 with weekly Tuesday flights through Oct. 20. The Nantes route will also operate during the holiday season between Dec. 23 and Jan. 13.
Canada’s Porter Airlines has added nonstop service between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, marking the airline’s entry into the Austin market. The year-round route operates 5X-weekly using Embraer 195-E2 aircraft.
Icelandair has inaugurated flights between Reykjavik and Venice Marco Polo Airport, becoming the airline’s fourth destination in Italy. The new route operates three times per week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays through Oct. 18 using Boeing 737-8 aircraft. Venice joins Rome, Milan and Verona in the carrier’s Italian network.
Aer Lingus has launched its first service between Dublin and Pittsburgh. The move expands its North American network to 24 routes from Ireland. Flights will operate four times per week using Airbus A321neo aircraft. “The Pittsburgh region's connections to Ireland run deep - both in today's strong business market and in ancestral ties,” Pittsburgh International Airport CEO Christina Cassotis says. “This is a route that community leaders have been seeking and the strong support we have received from the region since the flight's announcement show its importance.”
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