Airbus A380-800s to the Japanese capital.
Etihad Airways has announced the commencement of flights between Abu Dhabi and Tokyo Narita using Airbus A380 aircraft as of June 16th, 2026, replacing the Airbus A350-1000s which currently operate this service.
Its Airbus A380s are configured with 2 seats in The Residence®, 9 seats in First, 70 seats in Business, and 405 seats in Economy, for a total of 486 seats. Meanwhile, its A350-1000s have a capacity for 371 passengers.
Daily
- EY 800 Abu Dhabi AUH 21:05 · 11:40+1 NRT Tokyo
- EY 801 Tokyo NRT 17:20 · 00:40+1 AUH Abu Dhabi
Current schedules with A35K.
Etihad has nine Airbus A380-800s in its fleet, being seven active at the time of publication. A6-APB, A6-APC, A6-APD, A6-APE, A6-APF, A6-APG, A6-APH, A6-API, and A6-APJ are its registration numbers.
Routes with A380s (currently)
- London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY61/62
- London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY63/64
- London (LHR): 7 weekly · EY67/68
- Paris (CDG): 7 weekly · EY31/32
- Singapore (SIN): 7 weekly · EY498/499
- Toronto (YYZ): 7 weekly · EY21/22
American Airlines
The US airline has confirmed its first transatlantic route with Airbus A321XLR aircraft, set to start in March 2026. American’s first A321XLR arrived in Dallas from Toulouse on October 22nd following an 11-hour ferry flight.
New York-Edinburgh, a new seasonal route returning after an eight-year hiatus, will be the first regular transatlantic service for these aircraft, operating daily from March 8th, 2026. In addition to this new connection, American will resume flights between Philadelphia and Edinburgh on March 28th, 2026, which will be offered during Summer 2026 by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
Daily
- AA 82 New York JFK 21:00 · 08:30+1 EDI Edinburgh
- AA 83 Edinburgh EDI 10:30 · 12:30 JFK New York
American’s Airbus A321XLRs will be configured with 20 seats in First, 12 seats in Premium Economy, and 123 seats in Economy, giving a total of 155 seats.
Regarding the first scheduled flight with the A321XLR, the airline plans to initiate operations in mid-December with the New York-Los Angeles route.
Air Transat
Effective June 12th, 2026, the Canadian airline will launch a new seasonal route between Canada and Morocco, operating once a week with 199-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Friday
- TS 492 Montreal YUL 17:45 · 05:50+1 AGA Agadir
- TS 493 Agadir AGA 07:20 · 10:35 YUL Montreal
Agadir will join Casablanca and Marrakech, its other destinations in Morocco. Casablanca is summer seasonal, while Marrakech is operated year-round.
Iberia
Newark and Toronto, Iberia’s new destinations in North America.
In 2026, the Spanish airline will begin flights to/from Madrid on Airbus A321XLR aircraft, which are configured with 14 seats in Business and 168 seats in Economy.
Madrid – Newark · March 29th, 2026
Daily
- IB 327 Madrid MAD 19:35 · 22:25 EWR Newark
- IB 328 Newark EWR 23:55 · 13.30+1 MAD Madrid
Madrid – Toronto · June 13th, 2026
Daily except Tuesday and Thursday
- IB 367 Madrid MAD 12:00 · 15:00 YYZ Toronto
- IB 368 Toronto YYZ 17:10 · 06:50+1 MAD Madrid
Boston, Doha (eff December 9th), New York (JFK), San Juan, Santo Domingo, and Washington DC are the current routes for Iberia’s A321XLR aircraft, all from Madrid. Recife, a new destination for Iberia, will begin in December and will be served by these aircraft.
jetBlue
jetBlue Airways continues to expand its operations in Europe with the launch of two new seasonal routes from Boston, which will be operated using Airbus A321neo LR aircraft, configured for 138 passengers in two classes (24 seats in Business and 114 seats in Economy).
Boston – Barcelona · April 16th, 2026
Daily
- B6 345 Boston BOS 20:20 · 09:45+1 BCN Barcelona
- B6 346 Barcelona BCN 12:50 · 15:40 BOS Boston
Boston – Milan Malpensa · May 11th, 2026
Daily
- B6 331 Boston BOS 18:30 · 08:15+1 MXP Milan
- B6 332 Milan MXP 10:00 · 13:00 BOS Boston
LATAM
LATAM Airlines will have a significant international expansion from São Paulo, one of its main hubs in South America, with the introduction of three new intercontinental destinations:
- São Paulo (GRU) – Amsterdam (AMS): 3 weekly · March 29th, 2026
- São Paulo (GRU) – Brussels (BRU): 3 weekly · June 1st, 2026
- São Paulo (GRU) – Cape Town (CPT): 3 weekly · July 1st, 2026
The three routes will be provided by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
In addition, effective March 28th, 2026, LATAM Chile will resume flights between Santiago de Chile and Neuquén (Argentina) after a six-year hiatus. It will operate four times weekly with Airbus A320s.
British Airways
London – Guernsey, British Airways’ new route.
Beginning April 19th, 2026, the British flag carrier will provide a daily frequency on this service, to be performed on 180-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Daily
- BA 1344 London LHR 11:55 · 12:55 GCI Guernsey
- BA 1345 Guernsey GCI 13:50 · 14:55 LHR London
Icelandair
Icelandair has confirmed the addition of a new route between Iceland and Greenland, which will commence on July 2nd, 2026, and will be operated during Summer 2026.
The airline will serve four times per week between Reykjavik and Qaqortoq with Dash 8-200 and Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, configured for 36 and 72 passengers, respectively.
Reykjavik – Qaqortoq
- FI 137 Reykjavik KEF 11:00 · 13:00 JJU Qaqortoq (Mon/Thu)
- FI 139 Reykjavik KEF 17:30 · 19:30 JJU Qaqortoq (Tue/Sat)
Qaqortoq – Reykjavik
- FI 136 Qaqortoq JJU 13:45 · 17:45 KEF Reykjavik (Mon/Thu)
- FI 138 Qaqortoq JJU 20:15 · 00:15+1 KEF Reykjavik (Tue/Sat)
ITA
As of January 1st, 2026, the Italian airline will restart its services to Tel Aviv from Rome, offering two daily flights on Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 194 passengers.
The Israeli city will be ITA Airways’ third regular destination in the Middle East, after Dubai and Riyadh, also provided by A321neos.
Daily
- AZ 806 Rome FCO 09:15 · 13:35 TLV Tel Aviv
- AZ 807 Tel Aviv TLV 14:55 · 17:40 FCO Rome
Daily
- AZ 810 Rome FCO 22:50 · 03:10+1 TLV Tel Aviv
- AZ 809 Tel Aviv TLV 05:15 · 08:05 FCO Rome
ITA’s last flight on this route was on May 4th, 2025, as can be seen in our database.
Nordwind
Holguín (Cuba), Nordwind Airlines’ new destination.
The Russian airline began operations between Moscow Sheremetyevo and the Cuban city on November 8th. According to our data, the Boeing 777-35E(ER), registration RA-73847, departed from the Russian capital at 09:42 local time and arrived in Holguín at 14:58 local time after a 13-hour flight.
- N4 557 Moscow SVO 04:00 · 10:15 HOG Holguín
- N4 558 Holguín HOG 21:55 · 18:40+1 SVO Moscow
Like Conviasa’s flights to Russia and China from Venezuela, these Nordwind services to Holguín will not operate on a regular schedule, with flights planned every 10 days.
Caracas, Cayo Coco, Holguín, and Varadero are its current destinations on the American continent, all of which are in Venezuela or Cuba.
WestJet
The Canadian airline will add new routes between Canada and Europe by Summer 2026, which will be operated on narrow-body aircraft.
Cardiff, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Lisbon, Madrid, and Ponta Delgada will be WestJet’s new destinations, serving with 174-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in single class, from Halifax or Toronto.
- Halifax (YHZ) – Lisbon (LIS): 4 weekly · May 1st, 2026
- Halifax (YHZ) – Madrid (MAD): 4 weekly · May 15th, 2026
- Toronto (YYZ) – Glasgow (GLA): 4 weekly · May 15th, 2026
- Toronto (YYZ) – Cardiff (CWL): 4 weekly · May 22nd, 2026
- Halifax (YHZ) – Copenhagen (CPH): 4 weekly · May 28th, 2026
- Toronto (YYZ) – Ponta Delgada (PDL): 4 weekly · June 12th, 2026
Air Canada
Berlin, Brussels, Nantes, and Tel Aviv will be Air Canada’s new destinations for Summer 2026.
The airline will introduce four new routes from Canada, three of which will be conducted with narrow-body aircraft, and the remaining one by wide-body aircraft.
- Montreal (YUL) – Nantes (NTE): 3 weekly · 737 MAX · June 10th, 2026
- Halifax (YHZ) – Brussels (BRU): 3 weekly · 737 MAX · June 18th, 2026
- Montreal (YUL) – Berlin (BER): 3 weekly · A321XLR · July 2nd, 2026
In addition, starting June 5th, 2026, Air Canada will resume flights between Montreal and Tel Aviv, which it plans to maintain year-round. Montreal-Nantes, Halifax-Brussels, and Montreal-Berlin will be offered during the summer.
Friday and Sunday
- AC 82 Montreal YUL 17:40 · 11:15+1 TLV Tel Aviv
- AC 83 Tel Aviv TLV 12:55 · 16:55 YUL Montreal (Mon/Sat)
Air New Zealand
At 09:47 local time on November 1st, Air New Zealand’s first flight departed from Auckland International Airport bound for Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia. The airline is resuming this service after a year and a half.
In accordance with our database, ANZ will fly once-weekly with 165-seat Airbus A320neo and 214/217-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft, becoming the second carrier to operate in the New Zealand-New Caledonia market, alongside Aircalin.
Saturday
- NZ 932 Auckland AKL 09:05 · 10:10 NOU Noumea
- NZ 933 Noumea NOU 11:20 · 16:05 AKL Auckland
Air Arabia
Effective March 29th, 2026, Air Arabia will launch flights between Sharjah and London Gatwick, operating Airbus A321neo aircraft configured for 215 passengers.
The British capital will be the airline’s first destination in the United Kingdom and its seventh in Europe, following Istanbul, Krakow, Milan, Vienna, and Warsaw.
Daily
- G9 265 Sharjah SHJ 03:55 · 08:45 LGW London
- G9 266 London LGW 10:05 · 20:20 SHJ Sharjah
Daily
- G9 258 Sharjah SHJ 13:45 · 18:35 LGW London
- G9 259 London LGW 19:35 · 05:50+1 SHJ Sharjah
British Airways, Emirates, and Virgin Atlantic currently operate on the Dubai-London route, with a total of 16 daily flights between the three al fanous car blog.
Kuwait Airways
Giza Sphinx, Kuwait Airways’ new destination in Egypt.
The Kuwait flag airline will open a new scheduled route to Africa starting December 16th, to be carried out on Airbus A320neo aircraft with a capacity for 134 passengers in two classes.
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- KU 535 Kuwait City KWI 10:00 · 11:45 SPX Giza
- KU 536 Giza SPX 12:45 · 16:05 KWI Kuwait City
Kuwait Airways currently performs 21 weekly flights between Kuwait City and Cairo, 14 of which are conducted by Boeing 777-300(ER)s and the other seven with Airbus A330neos.
Airlink
On February 2nd, 2026, at 10:30 local time, Airlink’s inaugural flight to Nacala will depart from Johannesburg. The airline will add a new route between South Africa and Mozambique, offering twice-weekly service by Embraer 135 aircraft.
Monday and Friday
- 4Z 236 Johannesburg JNB 10:30 · 13:10 MNC Nacala
- 4Z 237 Nacala MNC 13:45 · 16:35 JNB Johannesburg
Royal Air Maroc
The Moroccan airline launched a new domestic route in the country in November, which will be operated on ATR 72-600 aircraft with a capacity for 70 passengers. According to our database, the first scheduled flight on the Casablanca-Smara route took place on November 10th.
Monday and Friday
- AT 1480 Casablanca CMN 14:20 · 15:50 SMW Smara
- AT 1481 Smara SMW 16:30 · 19:50 CMN Casablanca
Smara is located 834 kilometers from Casablanca, RAM main hub.
New aircraft incorporated during November
| Aircraft | Registration | Airline |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | LV-KNP | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | N804AM | Aeromexico |
| Airbus A330-941 | 7T-VJD | Air Algerie |
| Airbus A320-251N | A6-ARC | Air Arabia |
| Airbus A321-252NX | B-32NC | Air China |
| Airbus A220-300 | F-HPNY | Air France |
| Airbus A220-300 | F-HPNZ | Air France |
| Airbus A320-251N | A6-ARE | AirArabia |
| Airbus A321-251NX | 9M-VAI | AirAsia |
| ATR 72-600 | 4X-IHD | airHaifa |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-OHH | AJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-OHG | AJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-OHR | AJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | TC-OHS | AJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N815AK | Alaska Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N821AK | Alaska Airlines |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | N851MK | American Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N302US | American Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N314UT | American Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N315UU | American Airlines |
| Airbus A320-251N | N908AV | avianca |
| Embraer E195-E2 | PS-ADH | Azul |
| Embraer E195-E2 | PS-ADI | Azul |
| Airbus A320-271N | RP-C4164 | Cebu Pacific |
| Airbus A330-941 | RP-C912 | Cebu Pacific |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32NZ | China Southern |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32P0 | China Southern |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32P1 | China Southern |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | HP-9814CMP | Copa Airlines |
| Airbus A220-300 | N336DU | Delta Air Lines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N556DT | Delta Air Lines |
| Airbus A350-941 | N530DN | Delta Air Lines |
| Airbus A350-941 | ET-BCD | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Airbus A350-941 | ET-BCE | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | ET-BBD | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Airbus A321-251NX(LR) | A6-LRF | Etihad |
| Airbus A321-251NX(LR) | A6-LRH | Etihad |
| Airbus A321-251NX(LR) | A6-LRI | Etihad |
| Boeing 767-300F | N247FE | FedEx |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | A6-FPI | flydubai |
| Airbus A320-271N | N405FR | Frontier |
| Airbus A320-271N | N409FR | Frontier |
| Airbus A320-271N | N413FR | Frontier |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N673FR | Frontier |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | PS-GRN | GOL |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | B-KWA | Greater Bay Airlines |
| Airbus A320-251N | B-32PY | Hainan Airlines |
| Airbus A330-941 | B-32MU | Hainan Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-225U | Hainan Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-225W | Hainan Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-228A | Hainan Airlines |
| Airbus A321-251NX | B-KKN | Hong Kong Express |
| Airbus A321-253NY(XLR) | EC-OQG | Iberia |
| Airbus A321-253NY(XLR) | EC-OQH | Iberia |
| Airbus A320-251N | VT-IXQ | IndiGo |
| Airbus A321-251NX | VT-NHH | IndiGo |
| Airbus A321-251NX | VT-NHM | IndiGo |
| Airbus A220-300 | EI-TEA | ITA |
| Airbus A330-941 | I-ITYE | ITA |
| Airbus A321-251NX | G-HLYN | Jet2 |
| Airbus A220-300 | N3280J | jetBlue |
| Airbus A321-271NX | CC-DOH | JetSMART |
| Airbus A321-271NX | CC-DOJ | JetSMART |
| Airbus A321-271NX | CC-DIY | JetSMART |
| Airbus A321-272NX | HL8712 | Korean Air |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | HL8575 | Korean Air |
| Airbus A320-271N | CC-BHN | LATAM |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | B-227V | Lucky Air |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | D-ABPT | Lufthansa |
| Airbus A320-251N | D-AIIB | Lufthansa City |
| Embraer E195-E2 | LX-LEA | Luxair |
| Airbus A330-941 | 9M-MNN | Malaysia Airlines |
| Boeing 777-F | G-ONEH | One Air |
| Airbus A320-251N | JA222P | Peach |
| Airbus A220-300 | VH-X4I | QantasLink |
| Airbus A321-251NX | A7-AJC | Qatar Airways |
| Airbus A321-251NX | A7-AJF | Qatar Airways |
| Airbus A321-251NX | A7-AJG | Qatar Airways |
| Airbus A350-1041 | A7-AOF | Qatar Airways |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 | EI-ILR | Ryanair |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | UP-B3746 | SCAT |
| Airbus A321-271NX | 9V-NCL | Scoot |
| Airbus A321-251NX | B-32PA | Shenzhen Airlines |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8981Q | Southwest |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8982S | Southwest |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8983Q | Southwest |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8984L | Southwest |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | N8992L | Southwest |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | D2-TES | TAAG |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | D2-TET | TAAG |
| Airbus A321-271NX | TC-LPU | Turkish Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | TC-LPV | Turkish Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | TC-LPY | Turkish Airlines |
| Boeing 777-F | TC-LJV | Turkish Cargo |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N14553 | United Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N14554 | United Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N24555 | United Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N34547 | United Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N34551 | United Airlines |
| Airbus A321-271NX | N94556 | United Airlines |
| Embraer E175LR | N634SY | United Express |
| Boeing 767-300F | N914UP | UPS |
| Airbus A321-271NX | VN-A578 | VietJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | HS-VZA | VietJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | HS-VZE | VietJet |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | C-FKWS | WestJet |
| Airbus A321-271NX | 9H-WMR | Wizz Air |
| Airbus A321-271NX | HA-LDG | Wizz Air |
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