Gulf Air has announced that it will launch its first intercontinental route on October 1st, with the new Bahrain-New York service. The airline will operate three times a week to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, configured for 282 passengers in two classes (26 seats in Business and 256 seats in Economy).
For the first time in 28 years, Gulf Air will have flights to America, which will join Africa, Asia, and Europe, its other markets served from Bahrain International Airport. In addition, for the first time in almost three decades, New York will be connected to Bahrain, making it its ninth regular destination in the Middle East.
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Gulf Air’s last flights to the United States were in 1997, operating the Bahrain–Larnaca–New York JFK route and vice versa on Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
The Taiwanese airline, based in Taipei, will begin services between Taoyuan International Airport and Phoenix from December 3rd. China Airlines will offer three weekly frequencies with 306-seat Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
The TPE-PHX leg will have a stopover in Los Angeles
Phoenix will become China Airlines’ sixth U.S. destination, joining Los Angeles, New York, Ontario, San Francisco and Seattle. It also operates cargo flights to/from some US cities such as Anchorage, Chicago, Dallas and Miami, using Boeing 747-400(F)s.
Delta Air Lines will operate for the first time between Salt Lake City and South America.
The Peruvian capital will join the airline’s international network from Salt Lake City as a result of Delta Air Lines’ Joint Venture (JV) agreement with LATAM Airlines, South America’s leading carrier, with Lima being one of its main hubs. Delta will fly once daily with Boeing 767-300(ER) aircraft configured for 226 passengers starting December 4th.
Daily
These services will be offered during Northern Winter 2025/26, with the last flight scheduled for January 25th, 2026.
Atlanta is Delta’s current destination performed from/to Lima, conducted with a daily frequency on Airbus A350-900 aircraft. LATAM also provides a daily service, but with Boeing 767-300(ER)s.
Beginning in October, Frontier Airlines will launch several new routes within the United States, to be operated by Airbus A320neo aircraft:
Regarding other U.S. airline news, jetBlue is scheduled to operate its last flight with an Embraer 190 on September 9th, and Southwest Airlines will begin services to St. Thomas (STT) starting in early 2026, its first new destination after four years.
The Canadian airline has announced a major international expansion in Latin America, a market in which it currently operates in Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Saint Lucia and Sint Maarten, all with flights from Canada.
WestJet will further develop its operations in Central America and the Caribbean during Northern Winter 2025/26, with the following new routes and destinations.
New destinations
New routes
Luxair is set to make an important expansion within Europe in 2026, by launching eight new routes from Findel Airport in Luxembourg.
- Porto Santo (PXO): 1 weekly · March 31st, 2026
- Alicante (ALC): 2 weekly · April 1st, 2026
- Patras (GPA): 1 weekly · May 20th, 2026
- Zakynthos (ZTH): 1 weekly · May 20th, 2026
- Girona (GRO): 2 weekly · June 2nd, 2026
- Helsinki (HEL): 2 weekly · July 2nd, 2026
- Edinburgh (EDI): 2 weekly · July 3rd, 2026
- Bilbao (BIO): 2 weekly · July 16th, 2026
In addition, the airline will inaugurate a new route to Africa from July 4th, 2026.
Luxembourg-Tunis will join Luxair’s regular schedule, with two weekly frequencies, being the only carrier to operate between both cities. Agadir, Cairo, Djerba, Enfidha, Marsa Alam and Monastir are its current destinations on the African continent.
Effective August 16th, Pakistan International Airlines will initiate flights between Islamabad and Manchester, which will be performed on Boeing 777-200(ER) aircraft seating 310 passengers in three classes (35 seats in Business, 60 seats in Premium Economy and 215 seats in Economy).
Manchester will be PIA’s second scheduled destination in Europe after Paris Charles de Gaulle, operating from/to Islamabad and Lahore with the same aircraft.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The Greek airline has announced the commencement of two new routes between Athens and India, marking its entry into the Indian market.
Delhi and Mumbai will be Aegean’s new destinations from the Greek capital, to be served by its new Airbus A321XLRs configured with 24 seats in Business and 114 seats in Economy, scheduled to join the fleet from January 2026.
Aegean Airlines has confirmed that ticket sales on these routes will begin in September.
Recently, Nordwind has opened sales on the Moscow Sheremetyevo – Pyongyang route, its first service between Russia and North Korea.
At the time of publication, only one flight had been operated, on July 27th on the SVO-FNJ leg and on July 29th on the reverse segment, which was carried out by the Boeing 777-212(ER) with registration RA-73340 configured for 440 passengers in single class.
The Russian airline intends to operate one flight per month on this route, currently having two flights on sale. According to its website, Nordwind will perform the next services on August 26th and September 26th.
First flight schedule
Nordwind becomes the second airline with operations in North Korea following Air Koryo, North Korea’s flag carrier.
The airline will arrive in Thailand as of late October 2025 with six new scheduled routes, which it will operate with 338-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. These services will be conducted from Europe during Northern Winter 2025/26, with London, Manchester, Oslo and Stockholm being the connections.
Stockholm – Bangkok · October 22nd
Wednesday and Saturday
The first flight between Bangkok and Stockholm will be operated on October 23rd (Thursday).
London Gatwick – Bangkok · October 26th
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Oslo – Bangkok · October 27th
Monday and Thursday
Manchester – Bangkok · November 26th
Wednesday/Thursday
Stockholm – Phuket · December 4th
Thursday/Friday
Oslo – Phuket · December 8th
Monday/Tuesday
Beginning December 12th, Hong Kong Airlines will launch a new destination to Australia, to be operated by Airbus A330-300 aircraft configured for 292 passengers in two classes (32 seats in Business and 260 seats in Economy).
The airline will serve three times weekly between Hong Kong and Melbourne, offering 876 seats a week on each leg. Melbourne will join Sydney, its current destination in the country.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Considering the two routes, Hong Kong Airlines will have 10 weekly flights in the Hong Kong-Australia market starting in December.
The Nigerian airline, based in Abuja, will expand its international schedule with a new route to Europe. In accordance with its website, Air Peace will operate to London Heathrow from the Nigerian capital effective October 26th.
This route, which is already on sale through Air Peace’s website, will be conducted three times weekly on Boeing 777-200(ER) aircraft seating 274 passengers.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Air Peace is the only Nigerian carrier to fly to Europe, currently serving seven times per week between Lagos and London Gatwick by Boeing 777s. As well as Air Peace, British Airways, Lufthansa, and Turkish Airlines operate in the Europe-Nigeria market.
Arkia Israel Airlines has confirmed that it will launch a new route to Europe as of August 2nd, to be provided during the Northern Summer 2025.
At publication time, the airline will operate five times weekly between Tel Aviv and London Stansted with Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 220 passengers until October 31th, as these will be seasonal services.
TLV – STN
STN – TLV
As you can see in our database, Arkia has an important network of destinations in Europe, including cities in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland. London Stansted will be its first city served in the United Kingdom.
One day after the announcement of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s cessation of operations, Etihad Airways has confirmed the addition of seven new routes from/to Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, which will begin in March 2026, except for Medina, scheduled to commence in November 2025.
- Medina (MED): 6 weekly · Airbus A321 · November 9th
- Baku (GYD): 10 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 2nd, 2026
- Yerevan (EVN): 10 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 9th, 2026
- Tbilisi (TBS): 8 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 13th, 2026
- Almaty (ALA): 8 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 16th, 2026
- Bucharest (OTP): 4 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 16th, 2026
- Tashkent (TAS): 6 weekly · Airbus A321 · March 19th, 2026
All are currently offered by Wizz Air Abu Dhabi except for Tbilisi.
| Aircraft | Registration | Airline |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | LV-KNQ | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | N499AM | Aeromexico |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | N569AM | Aeromexico |
| Airbus A220-300 | F-HPNT | Air France |
| Airbus A350-941 | F-HUVS | Air France |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | VT-BWV | Air India Express |
| Airbus A321-271NX | ZK-NNI | Air New Zealand |
| Embraer 175 | N668QX | Alaska Airlines |
| Embraer 175 | N669QX | Alaska Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | N823NV | Allegiant Air |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | N824NV | Allegiant Air |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N310UM | American Airlines |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | N843AN | American Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | HI1118 | Arajet |
| Airbus A330-941 | RP-C3911 | Cebu Pacific |
| Boeing 777-F | B-227G | China Cargo Airlines |
| Airbus A321-251NX | B-32LW | China Eastern |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-20A3 | China Eastern |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32M8 | China Southern |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-209T | China Southern |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | B-20EW | China Southern |
| Boeing 777-F | F-HMRO | CMA CGA Air Cargo |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N554DT | Delta Air Lines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N590DT | Delta Air Lines |
| Airbus A350-941 | A6-EXF | Emirates |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | ET-BAK | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Airbus A321-251NX(LR) | A6-LRA | Etihad |
| Airbus A350-1041 | A6-XWH | Etihad |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | A6-BNI | Etihad |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | A6-BNJ | Etihad |
| Airbus A320-251N | HZ-FBN | flyadeal |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | A6-FQK | flydubai |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | A6-FQI | flydubai |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N669FR | Frontier |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N671FR | Frontier |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | PK-GDC | Garuda Indonesia |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-225R | Hainan Airlines |
| Airbus A321-253NY(XLR) | EC-OOJ | Iberia |
| Airbus A350-941 | EC-OOL | Iberia |
| Airbus A321-251NX | VT-NCQ | IndiGo |
| Airbus A321-251NX | VT-NCP | IndiGo |
| Airbus A350-1041 | JA10WJ | Japan Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | HL8555 | Jeju Air |
| Airbus A321-251NX | G-SUNP | Jet2 |
| Airbus A321-251NX | G-SUNS | Jet2 |
| Airbus A321-251NX | G-HLYM | Jet2 |
| Airbus A220-300 | N3260J | jetBlue |
| Airbus A220-300 | N3258J | jetBlue |
| Airbus A220-300 | N251BZ | jetBlue |
| Airbus A220-300 | N3261J | jetBlue |
| Airbus A320-251N | VH-A5E | Jetstar |
| Airbus A321-252NX | PH-AXI | KLM |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | HL8571 | Korean Air |
| Airbus A321-251NX | 9K-AQB | Kuwait Airways |
| Airbus A320-271N | D-AIJR | Lufthansa City |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 9M-MVM | Malaysia Airlines |
| Embraer E195-E2 | XA-MXA | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | SE-NAC | Norwegian |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | SE-RTU | Norwegian |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | SE-RYX | Norwegian |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | A4O-MP | Oman Air |
| Airbus A320-251N | JA227 | Peach |
| Airbus A321-251NX | TC-RFN | Pegasus |
| Airbus A321-251NX | TC-RFO | Pegasus |
| Airbus A321-251NX | TC-RFP | Pegasus |
| Embraer E195-E2 | C-GKYI | Porter |
| Embraer E195-E2 | C-GKYL | Porter |
| Embraer E195-E2 | C-GKYN | Porter |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | CN-RHD | Royal Air Maroc |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | CN-RHE | Royal Air Maroc |
| Airbus A320-271N | JY-RAH | Royal Jordanian |
| Airbus A320-271N | JY-RAK | Royal Jordanian |
| Embraer E195-E2 | JY-REG | Royal Jordanian |
| Airbus A321-251NX | HZ-ASAN | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Airbus A321-251NX | HZ-ASAM | Saudia |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | UP-B3743 | SCAT Airline |
| Airbus A320-271N | 9V-TNH | Scoot |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 9V-OFL | Scoot |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-20E2 | Shandong Airlines |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32LZ | Shenzhen Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8961K | Southwest Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8963Q | Southwest Airlines |
| Airbus A320-251N | JA30MC | Starflyer |
| Airbus A321-251NX | VN-A281 | Sun PhuQuoc Airways |
| Airbus A321-251NX | OY-VKE | Sunclass Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-SMS | SunExpress |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-SMT | SunExpress |
| Airbus A320-271N | B-50029 | Tigerair Taiwan |
| Airbus A321-251NX | PH-YHS | Transavia |
| Airbus A321-252NX | PH-YHD | Transavia |
| Airbus A350-941 | TC-LHF | Turkish Airlines |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | TC-LMC | Turkish Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N14540 | United Airlines |
| Embraer 175 | N630SY | United Express |
| Embraer 175 | N631SY | United Express |
| Embraer 175 | N784YX | United Express |
| Boeing 767-300F | N910UP | UPS |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | VH-8II | Virgin Australia |
| Airbus A320-271N | XA-VUW | Volaris |
| Airbus A320-271N | XA-VUU | Volaris |
| Airbus A321-271NY(XLR) | 9H-XLA | Wizz Air Malta |
| Airbus A321-271NY(XLR) | G-XLRB | Wizz Air UK |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-226Z | Xiamen Air |
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