The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
French Bee plans to launch a new route to Canada during the summer 2025 season. The airline is introducing a 4X-weekly service between Paris Orly and Montreal from April 30 using Airbus A350 aircraft. “This new route is part of our growth strategy to strengthen our international intercontinental presence after the success of the routes to the U.S. (San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Miami), the Indian Ocean (Reunion Island) and the Pacific (Tahiti),” the airline says in a statement.
Wizz Air is reopening a base at Chisinau International Airport, Moldova. The carrier plans to serve 16 destinations from the airport during the winter 2024-25 season, including offering eight new routes. Starting Dec. 16, the ULCC will introduce 3X-weekly flights to Dortmund and Memmingen, Germany, alongside a 2X-weekly service to Verona, Italy. The next day will see the launch of Berlin and Paris Beauvais, followed by service to Bologna, Italy, on Dec. 18, and Brussels Charleroi, Belgium, and Nuremberg, Germany, on Dec. 19. Flights to Berlin, Paris Beauvais, Bologna, Brussels Charleroi and Nuremberg will each be 2X-weekly. Wizz returned to Chisinau last December following a nine-month suspension of service.
Spanish carrier Volotea is launching a new route connecting Bordeaux and Brussels Charleroi from Feb. 21, 2025. The route will be offered twice a week using Airbus A320 equipment. Additionally, the carrier plans to open a route between Bordeaux and Menorca from July 6, operating twice a week. The route was served by easyJet and Ryanair during the summer 2024 season, OAG Schedules Analyser data shows.
Azerbaijan Airlines plans to offer service connecting Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport and Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport. Flights will operate on Nov. 8, 11, 13, and 20. Additionally, the carrier will extend its service from Baku to Batumi, Georgia, will flights being offered twice a week until Jan. 12, 2025.
Etihad Airways plans to increase frequencies on two European routes from Oct. 1, 2025. Flights from Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen will rise from 4X-weekly to daily, while service to Dusseldorf will grow from 3X-weekly to daily. “These enhanced frequencies allow us to offer our guests greater flexibility and improved connection options across our global network,” Etihad Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer Arik De says.
AirAsia X has resumed flights from Kuala Lumpur to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, China. Operations will be 4X-weekly. The move increases the LCC’s network in China to 19 destinations.
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