The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Sept. 7
Air Arabia will add a fourth daily nonstop flight between Sharjah and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi from Oct. 25, increasing service on the route to 28X-weekly flights. The additional frequency will expand the carrier's Thailand operation to a combined 49X-weekly nonstop flights from Sharjah, including its existing 21X-weekly services to Phuket. Air Arabia says the increase reflects strong demand for travel between the UAE and Thailand and will provide passengers with greater schedule flexibility while strengthening connectivity between Sharjah and Southeast Asia.
China’s Xiamen Air has commenced nonstop service between Xiamen and London Heathrow, marking Fujian Province’s first direct passenger link to the UK. The airline will operate the route three times a week using Boeing 787 aircraft, with flights departing Xiamen on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. XiamenAir says the 12-hr. service eliminates the need for stopovers and is designed to strengthen business, student and VFR travel between Fujian and the UK while expanding the carrier’s intercontinental network.
LATAM Airlines Colombia plans to expand capacity from Medellin through the end of 2026. The carrier says Medellin will account for 245,554 monthly seats, or 24% of its domestic capacity, with available seat kilometers from the city projected to grow 8% year over year. Capacity increases include 64% more seats on Medellin-Barranquilla, 63% on Medellin-San Andres and 10% on Medellin-Bogota.
Azul will open a new nonstop Brazilian domestic route between Pelotas and Sao Paulo Campinas on Oct. 26, operating twice a week on Mondays and Fridays. The service will use Embraer 195-E2 aircraft and offer more than 2,000 monthly seats across 16 flights. The new route connects Pelotas directly with Azul's main hub at Campinas, providing onward access to around 60 domestic destinations as well as the carrier's international network to the U.S., Europe and South America.
Saudi Arabia’s Flyadeal has launched a 2X-weekly nonstop service between Madinah and Karachi, expanding its Pakistan network to seven routes. Operated with Airbus A320neo aircraft, the new route makes Madinah the third Saudi city served by the LCC from Karachi, alongside Jeddah and Riyadh. “Starting with two routes just last year, we are delighted to inaugurate our seventh route to Pakistan,” COO Abdulaziz Bahri says. “This pace underscores the depth of the economic, cultural and people-to-people ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.”
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