United Airlines will operate nonstop service between Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and San Francisco (SFO) during the 2020 summer, creating another midwest US connection to United’s SFO gateway.
Low-cost long-haul carrier Norwegian is to boost frequencies to some of its US destinations from London next summer, but will reduce service to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Orlando.
As Routes Americas 2019 gets underway in Québec City today, Routesonline can reveal the top ten busiest passenger air routes in the Americas region, as well as those which have grown at the fastest rate over the past year.
This week: Ethiopian to connect West Africa with the West Coast of the US; Thai AirAsia to launch new Sri Lanka service; and United to offer special Barcelona flights.
Airports in China and India accounted for ten of the top 20 fastest-growing major airports in the world during the first-half of the year, highlighting the growing dominance of the countries as aviation powerhouses. Research by Routesonline has also ranked the leading airports by total passengers added during the period, with the US featuring strongly.
Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.
Oneworld carriers American Airlines and Qantas are trying for a second time to deepen their ties on flights across the Pacific, saying the move could stimulate demand for up to 180,000 new passengers.
Israel’s flag carrier El Al is to continue its expansion into North America, but will drop its low-cost brand Up after four years of service to five European destinations.
