United will fly LAX and SFO to Traverse City from June 2027
Northern Michigan travelers will get their first California nonstops next summer, mostly on Saturdays through September 11.
225 signals tagged route network.
Route news from airlines: new nonstop flights, resumed and cancelled routes, frequency changes and aircraft swaps. Stories here give the city pair, the start date, the schedule and the cabin where the sources state them. New long-haul routes matter to points travellers because award space is often easier to find in the first months of a route.
Northern Michigan travelers will get their first California nonstops next summer, mostly on Saturdays through September 11.
First-time nonstops to Geneva from Montreal and Birmingham from Toronto run twice a week from June 2027, with weekly Quebec City flights to Lyon and Barcelona.
MileagePlus members get a new northern Mexico destination from Houston on a regional jet with 10 first class seats from March 28, 2027.
Delta has filed to add Delta Connection nonstops from Austin Bergstrom to Northwest Arkansas National Airport starting March 7, 2027.
United will fly daily from San Francisco to Hartford starting March 28, 2027 on 737 MAX 9 aircraft, restoring a route it ended in 2018.
Air France has stopped selling seats to Dubai through 1 December 2026 and to Riyadh through 11 January 2027 but has not cancelled those later flights.
United will use the Polaris Studios 787 only for Las Vegas to Tokyo Narita flights departing January 9 to 11, 2027, timed to CES.
Singapore Airlines is refunding unused tickets on cancelled SQ494 and SQ495 flights to Dubai through 28 February 2027 rather than rebooking on other airlines.
The Chicago flight is Condor's only new U.S. route for 2027 and will operate daily from May 14 through September 12, 2027, on an Airbus A330-900.
A $999 roundtrip coach fare covers Anchorage to Tokyo Narita from May 13 through June 7, 2027, if purchased by October 31, 2026.
Air Greenland has put nonstop flights from Copenhagen to Ilulissat on sale from 19 April 2026, using a Jettime 737-800 until an A320neo arrives in April 2027.
Air France – KLM Group appears to be struggling with its service resumption to Dubai, and KLM has already canceled all flights until March 27, 2027, which is the start of the IATA Summer Season
Alaska and Hawaiian will add the only nonstops from Seattle to Osaka on May 14, 2027 and to Papeete on June 11, 2027.
Alaska Airlines will launch Anchorage's first flights to Japan with daily Boeing 737 MAX 8 service to Tokyo Narita from May 13 through Sept. 7, 2027.
Aeromexico will launch daily flights from Mexico City to John Wayne Airport on January 11, 2027, then Fort Lauderdale on January 14 and Portland on January 21.
Air Serbia will start year round flights from Belgrade to Miami on 20 May 2027 as its third U.S. city, with service on Thursdays and Sundays.
Lufthansa Group will resume Dubai service on 25 November 2026 rather than 25 October for Lufthansa and Swiss from Zurich, Frankfurt and Munich.
British Airways will increase London Heathrow to Las Vegas to twice daily from 13 flights a week in summer 2027 instead of launching new U.S. cities.
Riyadh Air passengers starting in Riyadh will take a 4.5 hour coach to Al Qassim Airport from October 25, 2026 as passenger flights have not resumed at RUH.
Points travellers in Detroit have no remaining nonstop flights to Iceland after Delta dropped the Keflavik route following Icelandair's early 2026 exit.
Lufthansa will start its first scheduled nonstop to Arizona on August 3, 2027, with 3 weekly flights from Munich to Phoenix.
Alaska Airlines will start flying Seattle to Osaka 4 times a week from May 14, 2027, and Seattle to Papeete 3 times a week from June 11, 2027.
Columbus will get its first transatlantic flights when Lufthansa begins nonstop service from Frankfurt on May 5, 2027.
In recent times, we’ve seen airlines add all kinds of new destinations in Europe, made possible by both booming premium leisure travel demand, as well as aircraft that can economically serve these missions, like the Airbus 321XLR
Boston SkyMiles members get a seasonal transatlantic cash and award option to Iceland from April 12 through October 30, 2027.
Breeze will start service to Latrobe on February 9, Boston on May 4, Santo Domingo in June and Buffalo in late June, with introductory one-way fares from $49.
The overnight A321XLR hop runs up to four times a week into June 2028 and sits in Aeroplan's cheapest transatlantic award band.
Passengers booked on Delta's new Atlanta-Riyadh nonstop will not fly this fall after airport attacks that killed 16 people.
A LoyaltyLobby reader received only a refund after airBaltic cancelled Riga to Budapest, and the site says that conflicts with EU Regulation 261/2004.
Travellers waiting on the new Atlanta-Riyadh route should not treat the October 23 start as firm after Houthi attacks on the airport.
The seasonal service will operate 3 to 4 times a week through Oct. 24, 2027, with a free Iceland stopover of up to 7 days for Midwest travelers.
Twice-daily JFK-Seattle flights on an Airbus A321neo begin April 6, 2027, a route American last flew in 2019, as high fuel costs slow the airline's planned growth.
Delta will begin two daily Salt Lake City flights to Flagstaff on June 7, 2027, and United will add two daily Denver flights on August 10.
Southwest will fly new summer-only routes to Costa Rica, the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos from Austin and Nashville, limited to June 3 through August 2, 2027.
Aero will fly 16-seat E135s from Westchester County Airport to Miami-Opa Locka and West Palm Beach through May 2, 2027, with Manhattan helicopter connections.
North Texas travelers will get a third commercial airport when Avelo adds Denver from McKinney, 35 miles from DFW, on Dec. 16.
SkyMiles members will not get a new European city for summer 2027, a contrast with United adding 10 new destinations.
Alaska will resume the Paine Field to San Jose route on 76-seat Embraer E175s from April 14, 2027, and is adding seats on other West Coast flights from Everett.
Air France has stopped selling 2027 seats on Paris-Denver, so Denver travelers lose a Flying Blue nonstop as United starts daily 787-9 flights on May 27, 2027.
Tickets go on sale in August 2027 for the first regularly scheduled nonstop between Australia and New York, on 238-seat Airbus A350-1000ULRs.
Frequent flyers lose the only Canada to Singapore nonstop when Air Canada pulls the 7,967 mile Vancouver flight on 24 January 2027.
Delta Air Lines is dropping two domestic routes this winter, retreating from markets in which Alaska Airlines and American Airlines enjoy significant structural advantages. The cuts are not especially surprising, but they offer a glimpse into how Delta is allocating aircraft…
Delta will add twice-daily Monterey flights from LAX on December 19, 2026, and a daily Philadelphia route in June 2027, plus extra frequencies on seven routes.
Delta will add 2 daily Los Angeles nonstops and 1 daily Salt Lake City flight from Monterey on December 19 for SkyMiles members on the Central Coast.
After Spirit collapsed, Orlando travelers get a new ultra-low-cost path to Colombia when Frontier's first South America flights start in December.
EgyptAir has announced its first Australia service from Cairo to Sydney via Singapore covering 9,044 miles in early 2027 on a new Airbus A350.
Lufthansa Group will restore Dubai service from late October 2026 after suspending UAE flights in March. Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Eurowings return on staggered dates through December; ITA Airways is not included
The new flight uses an Airbus A321LR with 76 lie-flat seats and runs five days a week, restoring year-round New York service after Eurowings left in 2020.
Delta will contact customers already booked on the 5 routes that end between November 8 and December 19.
American Airlines has put tickets on sale for new summer 2027 international routes, with Philadelphia to Reykjavik returning for the first time since 2019.
Delta will end flights from LGA to Tulsa on November 6, from JFK to Milwaukee on December 18, and from Las Vegas to Orange County and San Diego on November 8.
La Compagnie will start all business class nonstops between Newark and Düsseldorf on April 21, 2027, restoring U.S. service last seen in 2015.
New York travelers will lose Frontier's last remaining JFK flight, daily service to Atlanta, on Oct. 5, and will have to fly from LaGuardia or Newark instead.
Air Canada will start Vancouver to Guangzhou on 4 May 2027 as one of 7 new routes already on sale, with Aeroplan awards loaded.
New York area travelers will lose the long running United nonstop flight from Newark to Lima on March 27, 2027.
A brief holiday restart of Delta's Boston to Honolulu nonstops will end on January 5, 2027, with passengers rebooked onto connecting flights after that date.
United will fly 13 new routes in 2027, with the first flights as early as March 27, including 10 cities it does not currently serve.
United will operate the A321XLR with 20 Polaris lie-flat suites on Dulles flights to Dublin and Amsterdam from Dec. 1, 2026.
American Airlines is expected to open sales on August 31, 2026 for its first flights to Porto and to Vienna, which no other U.S. airline would serve.
United confirmed every unique summer 2026 international route will return in 2027 and is adding 10 new destinations.
American Airlines posted a menu of clues on August 26, 2026, ahead of naming new international routes on August 27, 2026, for a summer 2027 start.
Passengers holding Finnair tickets to Dubai from October 25, 2026 through March 27, 2027 should contact the airline about rebooking.
United Airlines will name new international routes at 7 a.m. ET on August 25, 2026 for 2027 service, several weeks earlier than usual.
Alaska Airlines put tickets on sale for 3 weekly flights from Seattle to Athens from May 12, 2027 and 5 weekly flights from Seattle to Paris from May 25, 2027.
Allegiant is adding short-season Florida flights from New England, plus year-round Cincinnati to Orlando and seasonal Grand Forks to Sanford.
Round trip economy awards cost 30,000 SkyMiles plus $77 in taxes on Delta's Atlanta to Riyadh flights that begin October 23, 2026.
Joe Esposito said Delta will be back in Singapore without naming a city pair or start date and ruled out a Los Angeles nonstop.
Delta's seasonal Paris flights will give Austin its first long haul on a U.S. carrier, with tickets expected to go on sale August 15, 2026.
The seasonal flight will be Austin's first long haul and its fourth nonstop to Europe, the first of them on a U.S. airline.
Emirates is close to permission for nonstop fifth freedom flights between Milan and Lima, a 6609 mile sector that currently has no nonstops.
United will begin daily San Francisco to Cincinnati flights on Oct. 25, 2026 and Saturday only service to West Palm Beach on Nov. 7.
SkyMiles travellers will get another Seattle to Tokyo flight when Delta resumes daily Narita service on March 28, 2027.
Delta is restoring Narita service for the first time since early in the COVID-19 pandemic with daily nonstop Seattle flights from March 27, 2027.
Condor will launch daily seasonal nonstop service between Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Frankfurt (FRA) from May 14 to September 12, 2027, operating with Airbus A330neo aircraft
United is deploying its new Boeing 787-9 'Elevated' Dreamliner with Polaris suites to four new long-haul routes starting Oct. 24 and Jan. 5, 2026
Japan Airlines will suspend one of its two daily Tokyo (Narita)–Chicago flights effective March 28, 2027. American Airlines will operate the replacement flight under a JAL codeshare
Delta permanently discontinues JFK service to Houston, Memphis, and St. Louis, and announces a new nonstop RDU-FMY route starting Nov 21, 2026
Beond Airlines will shift its Malé to Europe flights from Dubai to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International airport starting in December 2026, leveraging pick-up and drop-off rights
Air China adds a new fifth-freedom route from Beijing to Copenhagen to Keflavik (KEF) starting October 26, 2026, operated by an A330-300 with flat-bed business class
Southwest Airlines is adding 19 new routes for the Spring 2027 season, according to Airline Geeks
Delta's Pacific capacity growth (8%) outpaced yield growth (7%) in Q2 2026, contrasting with United's stronger yield performance. United's CCO noted new Delta competition on LA-HKG is struggling to fill planes
Southwest Airlines will launch a 'reverse red-eye' flight on its Las Vegas to Honolulu route starting in March, departing LAS at 2:45 a.m. PDT and arriving HNL at 6:10 a.m
Air Astana has filed with the DOT for US operating authority, aiming to launch nonstop flights to the US in 2027 once Kazakhstan secures an IASA Category 1 FAA rating
BermudAir has disclosed an order for up to 20 Airbus A220-300 aircraft by 2030, marking a significant fleet expansion from its current four Embraer jets
President Trump has announced the lifting of a 41-year ban on US airlines flying to Lebanon, reversing a policy in place since 1985. While the FAA is ready to implement, actual service launch remains uncertain due to safety and demand factors
JetBlue has won Spirit Airlines' former takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport, allowing for up to 12 additional daily roundtrips. The airline is also interested in moving operations to the historic Marine Air Terminal for cost savings
Delta is launching nonstop flights between Atlanta (ATL) and Riyadh (RUH) in late 2025. Early seat map data shows very low occupancy for the first few weeks of service
Lufthansa's first Airbus A350-1000, featuring new Allegris cabins, delivers in early October 2026 and will serve Newark, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo from Munich
United Airlines is launching four new or returning regional jet routes from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Charlottesville, Knoxville, Bentonville, and Omaha, all effective September 24, 2026
Southwest Airlines is launching a new 2:45 AM reverse redeye flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Honolulu (HNL) in spring 2027, arriving at 6:10 AM with a 6hr 25min block time
Aer Lingus is suspending nonstop flights from Denver, Las Vegas, and Minneapolis to Dublin later this year, while Seattle service will become seasonal. The cuts are part of a cost-cutting effort involving 500 job losses
Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Manila (MNL) on March 28, 2027, marking its first mainland U.S.-Philippines route
Southwest Airlines announced 15 new routes launching in March 2027, adding service to Hawaii, the Caribbean, and expanding presence in Austin, Orlando, Nashville, and Las Vegas
Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop LAX-MNL service starting March 27, 2027, operating 3x weekly on an A350-900 before switching to daily service in June 2027
Lufthansa is closing one of the two business class lavatories on select aircraft, including the Boeing 787, during meal service to create more galley space for its new 'FOX' catering presentation
JetBlue is ending service to Antigua and Daytona Beach, cutting four other routes, and shifting Boston-Amsterdam to seasonal to free up aircraft for Fort Lauderdale expansion
Qatar Airways has finished installing Starlink Wi-Fi on all Boeing 777s, Airbus A350s, and Boeing 787-8s. The airline is currently rolling out the service to its 787-9 fleet, with completion expected by the end of 2026
Delta and United launch new service to Moab's Canyonlands Field (CNY) on Oct. 6, 2026, via SkyWest. Delta flies to SLC (seasonal), United to DEN
Alaska Airlines adds daily Boise and Saturday-only Spokane service from Honolulu starting Dec 2026, while suspending its HNL-Auckland route indefinitely