The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Nov. 2
LATAM Airlines will launch service between Sao Paulo Guarulhos and Geneva in April 2027, creating the first nonstop link between Geneva and Latin America. The route will operate 3X-weekly using Boeing 787-9 aircraft, subject to government approval. Flights will depart Sao Paulo on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, returning from Geneva on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Geneva will become LATAM Brazil’s 11th European destination. The service will also provide belly cargo capacity of up to 36 metric tons per week from Geneva and 55 metric tons in the opposite direction, with LATAM targeting pharmaceutical and other high-value shipments. “We know that such a direct connection has long been awaited by diplomatic, business and tourism stakeholders, as well as by the large Brazilian community living within our catchment area,” Geneve Aeroport CEO Jean-François de Saussure says.
Air Transat has begun year-round nonstop service between Montreal and Istanbul, expanding its Turkey network following the introduction of Toronto-Istanbul flights in December 2025. The Montreal route operates up to 2X-weekly. Air Transat’s interline and codeshare partnerships with Turkish Airlines provide onward connections from Istanbul to destinations across Turkey and Asia. Separately, Air Transat has dropped plans to resume its seasonal Toronto-Berlin service in summer 2027. The carrier had planned to restart 3X-weekly flights on May 1. Air Transat operated the route up to 3X-weekly using Airbus A321LR aircraft during summer 2026 and was the sole scheduled operator, according to OAG.
TAP Air Portugal has commenced nonstop service between Lisbon and Orlando, expanding its U.S. network to more than 70 weekly flights. The new route operates 3X-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays using Airbus A330s. “With the launch of the route between Lisbon and Orlando, TAP Air Portugal continues to invest in strengthening its network in North America, a market of enormous importance to the airline,” CFO Renato Inácio says. “This new route brings Portugal closer to one of the United States’ leading tourist and economic regions, while offering our customers connections throughout Europe, Africa and South America.”
Air India Express has launched nonstop service between Visakhapatnam and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, expanding its international network from eastern India. The route operates 2X-weekly and adds to a growing India-Thailand market, which had 427 weekly flights and more than 83,500 weekly seats scheduled in October 2026 across 11 airlines. Thailand recorded almost 1.9 million arrivals from India between Jan. 1 and Oct. 26. The launch also follows Thailand’s extension of 30-day visa-free entry to Indian passport holders from Sept. 15.
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