The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Nov. 5
Porter Airlines has launched service to Las Vegas Reid International Airport (LAS) from two eastern Canadian cities. The Toronto-based carrier will fly between Ottawa and LAS 4X-weekly. It is the only carrier operating between the Canadian capital and LAS. Porter has also commenced 3X-weekly service between Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and LAS. In addition, Porter opened seasonal service between YUL and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. That route will be operated daily through April 22, 2025. All three routes are being flown with Embraer 195-E2 aircraft configured to carry 132 passengers.
American Airlines said it will ramp up service to Italy for the 2025 northern hemisphere summer season. The carrier will increase its daily service between Philadelphia and Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to 2X-daily from June 5, 2025, flying the route with both a Boeing 787-9 and a 787-8. On the same date, the Oneworld carrier will launch daily flights between Miami and FCO using a 777-200 aircraft. From May 6, 2025, American will commence daily service between Chicago O’Hare and Naples with a 787-8, becoming the only carrier to operate the route. From June 5, 2025, the airline will open daily service between its Dallas-Fort Worth base hub and Venice with a 787-8.
UK leisure carrier Jet2.com has started using a new Airbus A321neo aircraft on flights between Edinburgh, Scotland, and Tenerife, Spain. The airline has a firm order for 146 A321neos with deliveries to continue through 2035. It now has 10 A321neos in its fleet, with the other nine operating from Birmingham and Manchester in England. Jet2.com’s A321neos are configured to carry 232 passengers.
Etihad Airways is now operating an Airbus A380 on daily service between Abu Dhabi and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The aircraft is configured to carry 486 passengers.
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