Route Rundown archive

Route rundown: BHX-ATQ, ANR-ZRH, ORY-EWR
Posted 1 December 2017
This week: Air India adds new route from Birmingham Airport, plus why VLM Airlines is introducing an Antwerp to Zurich service.

Route rundown: LTN-LWO, DOH-SKG, LKO-SHJ
Posted 24 November 2017
This week: Qatar Airways bolsters presence in the Greek market and low-cost Indian carrier Indigo adds Middle East flights.

Route rundown: DME-KEF, MCT-DOH, KEF-JFK
Posted 17 November 2017
This week: Why Icelandic carrier WOW air is increasing its New York focus, and Oman low-cost carrier SalamAir entering the Qatar market.

Route rundown: SJW-HGH-SIN, CTU-LED, TIV-CPH
Posted 10 November 2017
This week: Hebei Airlines schedules a service to Singapore, Montenegro Airlines resumes Copenhagen route and Lucky Air to fly Chengdu – St Petersburg.

Route rundown: ZRH-KBP, KCH-SZX, MEX-LAS
Posted 3 November 2017
This week: Swiss resumes service to Ukraine and AirAsia plans to add a new route to China from Kuching.

Route rundown: TBS-SXF, PEK-CPH, ESB-CDG
Posted 27 October 2017
This week: Georgian Airways plans seven new European routes, including Berlin, while Turkish Airlines is to resume Ankara–Paris CDG after a seven-year absence.

Route rundown: ATH-OTP, MAD-SFO, NGO-CTS
Posted 19 October 2017
This week: AirAsia finally launches Japan subsidiary, Iberia to start seventh US route, Wizz opens eight new services from Athens.

Route rundown: CDG-SEA, IST-SKD, WAW-OSL
Posted 12 October 2017
This week: LOT Polish Airlines to resume Warsaw – Oslo after a decade absence, while Turkish Airlines to go head-to-head with Uzbekistan Airways.

Route rundown: DUB-PHL, CDG-FOR, FRA-SHE
Posted 5 October 2017
This week: Aer Lingus is launching is 11th destination in the US and 'millennial' airline Joon's market entry.

Route rundown: LHR-SEZ, LJU-KBP, CCS-BOG
Posted 21 September 2017
This week: British Airways returns to the Seychelles after a 13-year absence and Avior Airlines picks up Caracas-Bogota route.

Route rundown: IAH-SYD, KEF-DFW, DMK-COK
Posted 15 September 2017
This week: United launches Houston-Sydney route and WOW air continues North American growth.

Route rundown: DUB-HKG, MEX-YVR, SIN-HRB
Posted 7 September 2017
This week: Cathay Pacific launches Dublin-Hong Kong service and Interjet adds Vancouver to its network.

Route rundown: KBP-VDA, YUL-NRT, MEL-CGO
Posted 31 August 2017
This week: Ukraine International targets the outbound leisure market from Kiev and Air Canada continues to build Montreal routes.

Route rundown: PHL-PRG, RIX-BOD, KHI-BKK
Posted 24 August 2017
This week: American Airlines expands European focus; new Bordeaux route for AirBaltic; and Pakistan International Airlines to fly Karachi–Bangkok.

Route rundown: SAT-ONT, BUD-AGA, NKG-KLO
Posted 16 August 2017
This week: Frontier brings the first new mainline service between San Antonio, Texas and Ontario, California; Budapest gets an Agadir link; and Juneyao increases its Philippines focus.

Route rundown: LHR-BNA, DMK-TRZ, CLJ-TLV
Posted 10 August 2017
This week: Nashville secures its first transatlantic service; Thai AirAsia expands in India; and Israel demand prompts a new Blue Air route.

Route rundown: NGO-GUM, SAL-EWR, DUS-YYZ
Posted 2 August 2017
This week: HK Express unveils its first service not originating to/from Hong Kong; and Avianca resumes its San Salvador to Newark route.

Route rundown: CDG-NBO, TAO-MAD, CUN-YYZ
Posted 26 July 2017
This week: Air France returns to the Nairobi market; the first service by a Chinese carrier from Qingdao to Western Europe; and Interjet’s first Canadian services from the famous Mexican leisure destination Cancun.


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Route rundown: STN - EWR, ATL - SJU, PVG - CRK
Posted 20 July 2017
This week: Primera seeks success with new A321neo route, Frontier's huge expansion, China Eastern seeks to compete more effectively in the Philippine market.

Route rundown: BUD-JFK, CAN-CNS, ZRH-DEN
Posted 12 July 2017
This week: An unusual move by LOT, China Southern grows in Australia, another US link for Edelweiss.

Route rundown: DOH - PRG, KWI - TBS, CCU - DEL
Posted 6 July 2017
This week: Qatar brings forward its Prague plans, Wataniya takes on two routes from 2010, another route for India's fast-growth domestic market.

Route rundown: LGW-TPE, PTY-MDZ, ICN-GUM
Posted 29 June 2017
Business and large traffic volumns tempts Chin Airlines to Gatwick, Copa launches fourth Argentina route, Air Seoul joins four carriers on Guam route.

Route rundown: FRA - SAN, PVG - TLV, DMK - MLE
Posted 19 June 2017
This week: Lufthansa takes on Condor route to US, Hainan follows success of TLV route, while AirAsia launches another Maldives service.

Route rundown: FCO - DEL, PVG - CEB, LBA - DUS
Posted 8 June 2017
This week: Alitalia picks up a route from nine years earlier, Chinese outbound leisure leads to another route, and will new route spell the end for Jet2's service?

Route rundown: ISB - CAN, CIA - EWR, DME - BOD
Posted 1 June 2017
This week: Can China Southern chip away at a Middle-East dominated market, Norwegian targets VFR traffic, Pobeda sees potential in indirect flows

Route rundown: WRO - ZRH, YUL - SJU, QRO - MDW
Posted 25 May 2017
This week: Swiss' logical next step, Air Transat sees cruise potential, and could Queretaro's US connectivity problems be easing?

Route rundown: KEF - TLV, MEX - YUL, SZX - MEL
Posted 18 May 2017
This week: Wow targets the huge US-Israel market, Interjet takes on full-service carriers and Air China's latest move into Australia.


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