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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 11h

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 11h

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 15h

United Airlines foreign countries with most destinations it serves:

1. Mexico: 24
2. Canada: 10
3. Spain: 6 (MAD, BCN, PMI, AGP, BIO, SCQ)
4. Italy: 6 (FCO, MXP, VCE, NAP, PMO, BRI)
5. Portugal: 5

Perhaps more opportunities are left in Spain and Italy.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

Norwegian once flew Bergen to Providence www.travelpulse.com/news/airline...

New Routes on Norwegian Air Bring Norway Even Closer

www.travelpulse.com

Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

Southwest Airlines new routes:

• Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN)
• Anchorage (ANC) to Las Vegas (LAS)
• Las Vegas (LAS) to Cancun (CUN)
• LAS to Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
• LAS to San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
• San Diego (SAN) to Boston (BOS)
• Austin (AUS) to Cincinnati (CVG)

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

United Airlines Summer 2026 new routes:

• Newark (EWR) to Seoul (ICN)
• EWR to Split, Croatia (SPU)
• EWR to Santiago, Spain (SCQ)
• EWR to Bari, Italy (BRI)
• EWR to Glasgow (GLA)
• Washington Dulles (IAD) to Reykjavik (KEF)

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

EWR-BRI to commence on May 1, 2026.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

EWR-SCQ to operate 3 weekly from May 22.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

United Airlines to commence flights to Glasgow (GLA).

Flights from Newark (EWR) to Glasgow (GLA) will operate 1 daily using the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

United Airlines to commence flights to Santiago de Compostela, Spain (SCQ).

Flights from Newark (EWR) to Santiago de Compostela (SCQ) will operate with the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

United Airlines to commence new route from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF).

The route will operate 1 daily using the Boeing 757-200.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 1d

United Airlines to commence flights to Bari, Italy (BRI).

A new Newark (EWR) to Bari (BRI) route will operate 4 weekly using the Boeing 767-300ER.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 5d

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?

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 9d

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)

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 11d

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

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 15d

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.

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 19d

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

Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 19d

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)

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 19d

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/...

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Ishrion Aviation @ishrionaviation.bsky.social · 19d

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.

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