Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to debut in South America

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch daily Boeing 787 passenger flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020, its first foray into South America. The new route will give customers direct access into the continent’s largest import and export market. The airline expects to carry regular shipments of car parts, pharmaceuticals, food and agricultural […]

Aeroméxico Launch New Routes to Colombia

Mexico’s flag carrier announced at Routes Americas 2019 that it is launching a new route from Mexico City to Cali, Colombia. The new route will be flown four times a week, with the first flight scheduled for May 16 on a Boeing 737-700 with capacity for 124 passengers. Cali becomes the carrier’s third destination in […]

American Airlines Is Adding a New Route to St Kitts

St Kitts is seeing a veritable boom in new airlift in recent months, with another carrier expanding to the destination: American Airlines. The world’s largest airline is adding a new route from Dallas-Fort Worth to St Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport. The new service will launch this spring, with flights operating every Saturday between […]

Swoop’s summer schedule adds two Canada-US routes

Swoop’s expanded summer schedule will feature new transborder flights between Edmonton and both Oakland and Orlando as well as five new domestic markets, the Canadian ultra-LCC said Jan. 21. The Oakland flights, which will operate three times per week, represent a new station for the WestJet subsidiary. They are also the California city’s first service […]

Sun Country Airlines adds 19 routes, 7 cities in its largest expansion ever

Sun Country Airlines on Tuesday unveiled 19 new routes and seven new airports in what the budget carrier is calling the “largest network expansion” in its history. The new services come as the Eagan-based company rolled out its summer schedule, which will see it shift aircraft onto summer-oriented routes as it winds down seasonal service […]

Allegiant Launches Three New Puerto Rico Routes

Fast-growing low-cost carrier Allegiant has launched three new nonstop routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new services are operating from Cincinnati, Raleigh-Durham and Pittsburgh. “The launch of these new routes allows Puerto Rico, ahead of the high season, to enjoy an increase in air capacity,” said Carla Campos, executive director of the Puerto Rico […]

CEO: Avianca Colombia to add European routes as demand grows

Bogota-based Avianca—which reported load factors of nearly 90% in the third quarter on hub routes to Europe—plans to add a second daily Bogota-London Heathrow service if slots are available. In addition, Avianca Holdings CEO Hernan Rincon told ATW the carrier is considering Zurich as the next destination in Europe because of its location in central […]

United expands San Francisco with four new international points

United Airlines continues responding to strong demand at its San Francisco hub with international growth, planning four new routes in 2019. The Star Alliance carrier will add daily service to Amsterdam from 30 March; three-times-weekly service to Melbourne, Australia from 29 October; daily seasonal service to New Delhi from 5 December; and twice-daily service to […]

Delta adding new routes between Boston and other business hotspots

Delta Air Lines is adding new routes between Boston’s Logan International Airport and other major business markets beginning in September 2019. The new service is part of Delta Air Lines’ (NYSE: DAL) effort to expand its route network out of Logan. Boston is an increasingly important East Coast market for the carrier, which has established […]

Aeromexico and Delta Partner on New Detroit Route

Reinforcing connectivity between Mexico and Detroit, Aeromexico and Delta have joined forces to launch a new route in 2019. Beginning in May, the two airlines will fly between San Luis Potosi and the Motor City, according to a just-released statement. Described as a key market for the automotive industry, San Luis Potosi is ranked number […]