After playing secret squirrel for a week, Etihad Airways has announced its planned expansion, with 10 new destinations joining the network. Etihad Airbus A350-1000 landing at Chicago O'Hare. Image, Economy Class and Beyond.   They are: Algiers: The capital of Algeria. Atlanta: The state capital of Georgia, Atlanta in the USA Chiang Mai: Northern … [Read more...]

For those wanting to escape the cold confines of Stockholm, there's good news from Norse Atlantic Airways who are planning to start a service to Bangkok. The new route will start on 29 October 2025. It will operate between Stockholm Arlanda and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi twice weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays. As usual, passengers will fly on a Norse Boeing 787-9 … [Read more...]

easyJet has announced the launch of 26 new routes for summer 2025 including 21 from ten UK airports -  including its first-ever flights and package holidays to the island of Sal in Cape Verde. With Cape Verde joining the easyJet network, it will become the first ever Sub-Saharan destination the airline has flown to, when it takes off from London Gatwick airport next … [Read more...]

It seems that leisure carrier Jet2 is preparing to open a new base at London Luton Airport, targeting sunseekers from Summer 2025 onwards. Jet2 Airbus A321neo - Image, Jet2/Airbus.  In the first summer of operations, Jet2 will plan to operate to  17 sunshine destinations across Europe, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean, in response to enormous demand from … [Read more...]

Royal Dutch Airlines - KLM - is preparing to add three new long-haul routes to its map as it continues to strengthen its network. The airline is planning to add  San Diego (US), Georgetown (Guyana) and Hyderabad (India) to its long-haul operations. Let us break down the details San Diego The new Amsterdam to San Diego route will open for flights from 8 May 2025, … [Read more...]

With Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines deepening their relationship, there is good news, with frequency increases announced. Service Uplifts ahead Onto the meat of the announcement, with Singapore Airlines planning to operate eight daily between Jakarta, Indonesia, and Singapore services from 22 November 2024, up from six currently. Garuda Indonesia will expand its … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic is plotting its return to Mexico, with the airline planning to launch a route to Cancun. The airline is planning a new route, operating three weekly flights from London Heathrow to Cancun, commencing in Winter 2025. These will launch on the 19th of October 2025, providing easy access to Central America, with onward connections provided by SkyTeam partner … [Read more...]

It seems climate is driving Austrian Airlines short-haul operations for Summer 2025, with the announcement of three new services - as well as some classics. Onto the new "Cool destinations", with the airline noting that demands for cooler destinations in terms of temperature are higher on the booking list. As such, three new destinations are in demand: Edinburgh … [Read more...]

With the dark winter days now hitting us, SWISS has shone a ray of light, with its Summer 2025 operational plans - and new destinations to boot. From Zurich SWISS will add four new destinations from Zurich for summer 2025. These include: Niš (Serbia) Heringsdorf (Germany) Montpellier (France) Dubrovnik (Croatia). In the high summer months of July and … [Read more...]

Finnair is getting ready for a busy summer 2025 season, as it turns its eyes across the Atlantic, as well as Asia The airline is planning to add frequency to  US destinations Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as to Nagoya and Osaka in Japan and Shanghai in China for the summer season of 2025. USA, USA, USA! Let's start with the windy city, with Chicago … [Read more...]