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Norse Atlantic Airways has officially discontinued several U.S. routes:

• Berlin (BER) to New York (JFK)
• Oslo (OSL) to New York (JFK)
• Paris (CDG) to New York (JFK)
• Athens (ATH) to Los Angeles (LAX)
• London (LGW) to Miami (MIA)
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Breeze Airways adds more new routes:

• Islip (ISP) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)
• Savannah (SAV) to Akron (CAK)
• Savannah (SAV) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Flights to operate 2 weekly from May 2026
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
BermudAir discontinues two U.S. cities:

• Richmond (RIC) ends January 2
• Raleigh-Durham (RDU) ends January 3

These join FLL, CHS, BDL, PVD which recently ended.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Southwest Airlines new routes:

• Burbank (BUR) to Honolulu (HNL)
• Ontario (ONT) to Honolulu (HNL)
• San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA)
• Long Beach (LGB) to Portland (PDX)
• Long Beach (LGB) to Seattle (SEA)
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Breeze Airways to commence new route from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to Orange County (SNA).

RDU-SNA to operate with 2 weekly A220-300 from May 29. This replaces RDU to Los Angeles (LAX).

Subject to change, Breeze to retire Embraer 190 from scheduled service on June 1, 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Iberia to commence flights to Newark (EWR).

A new route from Madrid (MAD) to Newark (EWR) begins on March 29 with 1 daily A321XLR:

• IB327 Depart MAD 7:35 PM Arrive EWR 10:25 PM
• IB328 Depart EWR 11:55 PM Arrive MAD 1:20 PM (+1 day)
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Breeze Airways to commence more new routes from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) in 2026:

• RDU to Bangor (BGR)
• RDU to Stewart (SWF)
• RDU to Vero Beach (VRB)

RDU to Los Angeles (LAX) is suspended next year.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New U.S. routes added this week:

• JetBlue Boston (BOS) to Barcelona (BCN) and Milan (MXP)
• WestJet Halifax (YHZ) to Detroit (DTW)
• 4 new Frontier routes
• 30 new Allegiant routes
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Royal Air Maroc intends to commence flights to Los Angeles (LAX).

The airline has applied for a new route from Casablanca (CMN) to Los Angeles (LAX).

CMN-LAX is expected to be operated with Boeing 787 starting in June 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
United Airlines Summer 2026 transatlantic reductions:

• EWR to Stockholm (ARN) 7 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Dakar (DSS) 3 weekly route cancelled
• IAD to Geneva (GVA) 7 → 3 weekly
• EWR to Athens (ATH) 10 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Edinburgh (EDI) 14 → 7 weekly
• EWR to Brussels (BRU) 14 → 7 weekly
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
United Airlines appears to be ceasing two cities:

• Dakar, Senegal (DSS) from Washington Dulles (IAD)
• Stockholm, Sweden (ARN) from Newark (EWR)

IAD-DSS is no longer sold after March 6, 2026 and EWR-ARN resumption in 2026 is no longer sold.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Allegiant Air new routes:

• Trenton (TTN) to St. Pete (PIE)
• TTN to Punta Gorda (PGD)
• TTN to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
• Philadelphia (PHL) to Knoxville (TYS)
• PHL to Grand Rapids (GRR)
• PHL to Des Moines (DSM)
• La Crosse (LSE) to Mesa (AZA)
• LSE to Sanford (SFB)
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Delta Air Lines officially withdraws from London Gatwick Airport (LGW).

Delta has forfeited LGW slots and will not resume its New York (JFK) route next year.

JetBlue and British Airways have also recently ended JFK-LGW.
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
British Airways to increase London (LHR) to Cincinnati (CVG) route 5 → 6 weekly from March 30, 2026.

Boeing 777-200ER to operate replacing 787-8.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
New U.S. routes added this week ICYMI:

LOT Polish:
• Warsaw (WAW) to San Francisco (SFO)

Avelo:
• Concord NC (USA) to Chicago (ORD)
• Wilmington DE (ILG) to Chicago (ORD)
• Lakeland (LAL) to Detroit (DTW)

JetBlue:
• Rochester (ROC) to Orlando (MCO)

United:
• Newark (EWR) to Kalispell (FCA)
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New routes/changes under consideration per Summer 2026 ACL slot reports:

• Cayman Airways to Austin (AUS)

• Saudia to Detroit (DTW) from Jeddah (JED)

• Etihad Charlotte (CLT) increase 4 → 7 weekly

Alaska intends to begin Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR) around May 22, 2026.
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
United Airlines to commence new route from Newark (EWR) to Kalispell (FCA).

Flights to operate 1 weekly using the Boeing 737 MAX 8 from June 13, 2026.

Separately, United does not plan to resume the Chicago (ORD) to Edmonton (YEG) route next year.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Alaska Airlines to commence flights to Rome (FCO) from April 28, 2026.

The new route from Seattle (SEA) to Rome (FCO) will operate 1 daily with the Boeing 787-9:

• AS180 Depart SEA 5:30 PM Arrive FCO 1:15 PM (+1 day)
• AS181 Depart FCO 3:25 PM Arrive SEA 5:45 PM
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hawaiian Airlines plans regular Airbus A321neo inter-island flights:

• HNL-KOA: Dec. 2-17 at 7 weekly, Feb. 1-Mar. 17 at 14 weekly
• HNL-OGG: Dec. 18-Jan. 5 at 7 weekly, Feb. 1-Mar. 17 at 6 weekly
• HNL-LIH: Feb. 1-Mar. 17 at 14 to 28 weekly
• HNL-ITO: Mar. 1-17 at 14 weekly
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Air Canada and WestJet each commenced a new route from Vancouver (YVR) to Tampa (TPA) in 2025.

Now both airlines have cancelled the YVR-TPA route and will not resume it next year.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Breeze Airways announces five new routes:

• Las Vegas (LAS) to Arcata (ACV), Lincoln (LNK), Twin Falls (TWF), Orange County (SNA)
• Orlando (MCO) to Pensacola (PNS)

Three routes are cancelled before first flight:

• Burbank (BUR) to Eugene (EUG), Pasco (PSC), Redmond (RDM)
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Condor further withdraws its U.S. presence.

The airline has concluded its Frankfurt (FRA) to Miami (MIA) route and does not currently plan to return to Miami (MIA).

This joins U.S. cuts from last year like BWI, PHX, MSP, and SAT.
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Connect Airlines to commence operations with CRJ-200 operating flights from Waterloo (YKF) to cities in North America.

The original plan was to operate Q400s from Toronto Bishop (YTZ) to PHL, ORD, BWI, but this no longer seems to be the priority.
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Delta Air Lines new Austin (AUS) routes:

• AUS to Kalispell (FCA)
• AUS to Bozeman (BZN)
• AUS to Destin (VPS)

Flights to operate on Saturdays from June 16.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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The US Government will disallow operations of a dozen existing and soon-to-be-launched routes from Mexico and proposes termination of belly cargo services to/from MEX in an escalation of the ongoing aviation battle between the two countries.
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US Government Rejects Mexican Routes, Threatens Additional Cuts | PaxEx.Aero
The US Government will disallow operations of a dozen existing and soon-to-be-launched routes from Mexico and proposes termination of belly cargo services to/from Mexico City's Benito Juarez Internati...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM