Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Oct. 27, 2025)

Aaron Karp David Casey October 31, 2025

aeromexico jets at MIA — Credit: Joe Pries Aviation

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Oct. 31

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) disallowed 13 routes operated or to be operated by Mexican airlines to the U.S., the latest salvo in a long-running dispute between the countries over air services. Aeromexico’s flights between Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) and San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be prohibited, as will the carrier’s services from Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU)—Mexico City’s second airport—to Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and McAllen in Texas. Volaris’ MEX-Newark route has also been prohibited. Nine proposed Viva Aerobus routes from NLU will not be allowed by DOT. These include proposed service from NLU to Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas, New York John F. Kennedy, Chicago O’Hare, Denver, IAH, Los Angeles, Miami and Orlando. DOT said Mexico has shown “blatant disregard” for the countries’ 2015 air services agreement. The U.S. strongly objected to Mexico’s action taken in 2023 to force freighter operators, including U.S. carriers FedEx and United Parcel Service, to move Mexico City operations from MEX to NLU, which opened in March 2022. NLU, a former military base converted for commercial operations, is located about 30 mi. from MEX and is viewed by carriers as much less desirable for efficiently moving cargo through and around Mexico City. Mexico has also reduced slots for U.S. passenger carriers at MEX. DOT is additionally proposing to prohibit Mexican airlines from transporting belly cargo between MEX and the U.S., though that order has not been finalized. DOT last month ordered Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to end their transborder joint venture, saying the partnership distorted competition in U.S.-Mexico markets.

Virgin Atlantic will open service between London Heathrow Airport and Phuket, Thailand, from Oct. 18, 2026. The route, which will be exclusive to Virgin, will be seasonal for the northern hemisphere winter schedule. Flights will be operated 3X-weekly with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

Canada’s Air Transat will launch service between Montreal and Agadir, Morocco, from June 12, 2026. The seasonal route will be flown 1X-weekly through Oct. 23, 2026 with an Airbus A321LR aircraft.

Bermudair commenced 2X-weekly service from Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) to both New York LaGuardia (LGA) and Newark Liberty (EWR) airports. Flights will be operated with a combination of Embraer 170s and 175s. The carrier already flies 3X-weekly service between BDA and Westchester County Airport, located around 30 mi. north of LGA. BermudAir will be the only carrier flying between BDA and LGA. The airline will compete with United Airlines on service between BDA and EWR. BermudAir will operate 384 two-way weekly seats versus United’s 1,660 two-way weekly seats, according to OAG Schedules Analyzer data.

Oct. 30

Wizz Air launched service between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Bucharest. The route will be operated 4X-weekly, ramping up to 5X-weekly “some weeks in December and January,” according to BER. The service will be flown with an Airbus A321neo aircraft. The airport noted Wizz will add two more new routes from BER for the summer 2026 schedule. The carrier will fly 4X-weekly between BER and Bratislava, Slovakia, from March 16, 2026. Wizz will launch service between BER and Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from March 30, 2026, operating the route 3X-weekly.

Lufthansa said it will drop service on three routes in spring 2026 for “operational reasons.” Service between Frankfurt and Toulouse will be cut. Flights from Frankfurt to both Tallinn, Estonia, and Oviedo, Spain, will also be discontinued.

LOT Polish Airlines will commence service between Warsaw and Bologna, Italy, from March 31, 2026. The route will be flown 6X-weekly with a Boeing 737-8. Bologna will become the fourth Italian destination served by LOT, which currently flies to Milan, Rome and Venice.

Ryanair started flights between London Stansted Airport and Trapani, Italy. The route will be flown 2X-weekly.

Oct. 29

Swiss International Air Lines will open service between Zurich and Poznan, Poland, from March 29, 2026. The route will be flown 3X-weekly. The carrier will also operate 2X-weekly seasonal flights between Zurich and Rijeka, Croatia, for the months of July and August.

Brussels Airlines will open 2X-weekly service between Brussels and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from June 3, 2026. Kilimanjaro will become the carrier’s 18^th destination in sub-Saharan Africa. The route will be operated with an Airbus A330-300 configured to carry 288 passengers.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is operating six new routes from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) for its winter schedule. SAS this week kicked off three of the new CPH routes, including 3X-weekly service to Tel Aviv, 2X-weekly service to Marrakech and 6X-weekly service to Vienna. The airline earlier this month launched seasonal 1X-weekly service between CPH and Madeira, Portugal. That route will be flown through April 11, 2026. Seasonal 1X-weekly service will be flown between CPH and Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, from Nov. 1 to April 4, 2026. SAS will also fly 2X-weekly between CPH and Kittila, Finland, from Jan. 10, 2026, and to March 28, 2026.

Oct. 28

Alaska Airlines unveiled a host of new routes to be opened in spring 2026, including five new services from San Diego International Airport (SAN). From March 18, Alaska will commence daily Embraer 175 flights between SAN and Tulsa, Oklahoma. From April 22, the carrier will open four more new routes from SAN: Dallas-Fort Worth (2X-daily with a Boeing 737); California cities Oakland (4X-daily with an E175) and Santa Barbara (2X-daily with an E175); and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (daily with a 737). Alaska said SAN is its “fastest-growing hub” with 35% more capacity to be operated in spring 2026 versus spring 2025. The carrier will fly to 49 airports nonstop from SAN in spring 2026. Alaska will launch new service from Portland, Oregon, to four new destinations in May 2026: Baltimore; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Philadelphia; and St. Louis. Also added for spring 2026 will be year-round daily E175 flights from Seattle to both Humboldt County, California, and Tulsa. Alaska will additionally start service between Honolulu and Burbank, California (seasonal daily with a 737), and between California cities Ontario and Santa Rosa (year-round daily with an E175.)

American Airlines kicked off service between its Dallas-Fort Worth base and Brisbane, Australia, with a new Boeing 787-9 offering 51 business-class seats. The route will be operated 6X-weekly, rising to daily service December through March.

Greek carrier Sky Express launched service between Athens and Hamburg. The route will be flown 3X-weekly with an Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Oct. 27

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines has launched flights between Izmir and Barcelona. The new route will operate 2X-weekly on Mondays and Fridays. From Dec. 7, flights will also operate on Sundays. Pegasus Deputy Commercial Director Onur Dedeköylü says the new route strengthens cultural and economic links between Turkey and Spain. “This route both expands our network and establishes a strong connection between these two dynamic cities on opposite sides of the Mediterranean,” he adds.

Jetstar Japan will launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Dec. 18, becoming the only Japanese carrier to operate nonstop flights on the route. The service marks Jetstar Japan’s first entry into Kaohsiung and will be operated once a day. Together with its existing flights to Taipei from Narita and Kansai, the airline will offer a total of 5X-daily roundtrips between Japan and Taiwan.

Etihad Airways will expand its Central European network with increased frequencies to Warsaw and Prague. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will raise its Warsaw service from four to 6X-weekly flights starting November 2025, followed by an increase on the Prague route from 4X-weekly to daily flights beginning April 2026. Etihad is the sole scheduled operator on both routes, according to OAG Schedules Analyser.

South Korea’s Jin Air has commenced a route between Jeju and Taipei to meet growing travel demand from Taiwan. The new service operates daily. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, 860,000 Taiwanese visitors arrived in South Korea in the first half of 2025, up 26% year on year, making Taiwan the country’s third-largest inbound market.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to launch a new nonstop weekly service between Dhaka and London Heathrow from Nov. 13, according to the airline’s online booking system. The route will be operated using a Boeing 787-8, complementing Biman’s existing 4X-weekly one-stop service via Sylhet Osmani International Airport, which uses a mix of 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data.