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United Airlines' significant route announcement is likely coming soon, perhaps this week or later in the month (it traditionally takes place in early October).

Will United be able to surpass last year's announcement which had unexpected destinations like Greenland and Mongolia?

Egypt Air applies for two new U.S. routes:

• Cairo (CAI) to Chicago (ORD) planned to commence in June 2026

• Cairo (CAI) to Los Angeles (LAX) planned to commence in May 2026

British Airways to launch new route from London (LHR) to St. Louis (STL) on April 19, 2026.

LHR-STL operates 4 weekly using the Boeing 787-8:

• BA221 Depart LHR 4:25 PM Arrive STL 7:30 PM
• BA220 Depart STL 10:00 PM Arrive LHR 12:05 PM (+1 day)

The Lufthansa Group plans to "selectively expand into attractive secondary US cities".

North America represents the highest margin of profitability out of all regions.

The group will also focus on Brazil, Argentina, and launch new destinations in India and Southeast Asia

Icelandair website marks Cleveland (CLE), Dallas (DFW), and Kansas City (MCI) as destinations its serves, indicated by the tail logo.

This is likely an error from when they served the cities until 2019, although perhaps a new U.S. city will be announced in the coming weeks...

Delta Air Lines announces new Europe destination: Porto, Portugal (OPO).

Delta to launch new route from New York (JFK) to Porto (OPO) from May 21, 2026 with a daily Boeing 767-300ER.

Delta will also increase Detroit (DTW) to Dublin (DUB) 4 → 7 weekly.

Air Tahiti Nui announces it will cease flights to Seattle (SEA).

The airline's Papeete (PPT) to Seattle (SEA) route will end on January 28, 2026.

According to AviationDB, this route had load factors between 20% and 40% for the first five months of 2025.

Delta Air Lines appears to be ceasing flights at Geneva, Switzerland (GVA).

All New York (JFK) to Geneva (GVA) flights have been removed from sale in 2026.

The last GVA-JFK service is scheduled for October 20, 2025

zero aircraft on order per the Wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Ai...

Perhaps SEA is farther in the future, plus any other new route

Cathay Pacific announces Hong Kong (HKG) to Seattle (SEA) route from March 30, 2026.

Flights to operate 5 weekly using the Airbus A350-900:

• CX852 Depart HKG 1:30 PM Arrive SEA 10:10 AM
• CX853 Depart SEA 11:50 AM Arrive HKG 4:45 PM (+1 day)

Fiji Airways eyeing more U.S. flights:

• Dallas (DFW) to increase 3 → 4 weekly from early 2026
• New Nadi (NAN) to Seattle (SEA) route under consideration

www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...

Turkish Airlines investor update from some months ago confirms a new Istanbul (IST) to Minneapolis (MSP) route was supposed to commence in 2025, but now remains undecided.

Turkish is currently adjusting its 2026 schedule. So far, Denver (DEN) has been reduced to 4 weekly.

Alaska Airlines to increase Seattle (SEA) to Seoul (ICN) route 5 → 6 weekly from March 30, 2026.

Delta commenced BOS-BUF in 2017, perhaps now that they are gone, AA is returning

American Airlines to grow Boston (BOS) with more flights and routes.

The airline will launch a new route from Boston (BOS) to Buffalo, New York (BUF).

BOS-BUF will commence on March 8, 2026 with 3 daily flights on the Embraer 175.

Update: BWI, PDX, IAD have not been reduced. BWI and IAD will be 14 weekly and PDX 7 weekly in Summer 2026.

DTW remains cancelled. bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Quite strange-IAD, BWI, PDX were showing as reduced but now they are not. Thank you for catching.

China Airlines new Phoenix (PHX) → Taipei (TPE) route from December 3 to commence as nonstop instead of one-stop in Los Angeles (LAX) with new schedule:

• CI36 Depart TPE 4:30 PM Arrive PHX 1:35 PM
• CI35 Depart PHX 4:00 PM Arrive TPE 10:20 PM (+1 day)

Air Canada to launch three new U.S. routes:

• Toronto (YYZ) to San Antonio (SAT) 3 weekly A220
• Montreal (YUL) to Cleveland (CLE) 1 daily E175
• Montreal (YUL) to Columbus (CMH) 1 daily E175

All routes commence on May 1, 2026.

KLM Summer 2026 U.S. updates from March 29, 2026:

• Miami (MIA) expanded to year-round
• Increase Portland (PDX) 5 → 7 weekly
• San Diego (SAN) 787-9 → 777-200ER
• Increase Boston (BOS) 5x → 6x weekly May 28-July 2

Aer Lingus has a custom range map somewhere and it stopped at STL

Aer Lingus 2026 U.S. expansion:

• New route: Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) 5 weekly A321XLR from April 13
• Increase Nashville (BNA) 4 → 5 weekly
• Increase Indianapolis (IND) 4 → 5 weekly
• Increase Orlando (MCO) 6 → 7 weekly

Aer Lingus to launch flights to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

A new route from Dublin (DUB) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) commences April 13 with 5 weekly A321XLR:

• EI85 Depart DUB 3:25 PM Arrive RDU 6:55 PM
• EI84 Depart RDU 8:25 PM Arrive DUB 8:45 AM (+1 day)

Icelandair 2026 U.S. route updates:

• Detroit (DTW) cancelled, last flight January 3
• Baltimore (BWI) will not increase to 14 weekly, only 10 weekly
• Portland (PDX) will not increase to 7 weekly, will remain at 6 weekly
• Washington Dulles (IAD) reduced 14 → 10 weekly

American Airlines will bring widebodies to San Francisco (SFO).

Between December 18 and January 5, American will operate 1 daily Boeing 787-8 from Miami (MIA) to SFO:

• AA3117 Depart MIA 7:50 AM Arrive SFO 11:17 AM
• AA1557 Depart SFO 1:15 PM Arrive MIA 9:54 PM

Allegiant is already headed to ACY soon, so you can expect that

Breeze Airways to launch new route from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Orlando (MCO).

Flights will operate 4 weekly starting February 5, 2026.

Breeze will directly compete against Spirit on MYR-MCO.

• ILM to Tampa (TPA) 2 → 3
• HVN to Chicago (ORD) 2 → 4
• HVN to Lakeland (LAL) 2 → 4
• HVN to Detroit (DTW) 2 → 3
• HVN to Concord, NC (USA) 5 → 6
• LAL to San Juan (SJU) 2 → 4

Avelo Airlines early 2026 updates:

• All Manchester (MHT) routes suspended or ceasing

New frequency expansion (weekly) and Wilmington (ILM) adds third based 737:

• ILM to Islip (ISP) 2 → 4
• ILM to Baltimore (BWI) 2 → 4
• ILM to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) 2 → 4
• ILM to Rochester (ROC) 2 → 3

Delta Air Lines to launch new route from Austin (AUS) to Miami (MIA).

The route will operate 1 daily starting November 22 with the Boeing 737-800.

Delta now serves almost 30 routes from Austin.