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Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

Airline Weekly's Top Trends of 2025 identifies unexpected commercial partnerships, emerging profit pockets and shifting travel demand that are reshaping network planning, route partnerships and revenue strategies across global carriers. The roundup flags how premium demand, ancillary growth and capacity constraints will drive strategic choices through the year.

2025-12-21T22:03:10.270937-08:00

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Air Canada and Emirates extend and expand codeshare, loyalty and cargo partnership through 2032

2025-11-19T03:14:51.028793-08:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Southwest signs interline with Condor to link Frankfurt and six U.S. gateways

2025-12-02T10:46:17.158691-08:00

Breitflyte

SAS and WestJet expand codeshare to strengthen Scandinavia–Canada connectivity

2025-12-10T03:34:39.766412-08:00

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Airline Weekly

Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand Airline Weekly's Top Trends of 2025 identifies unexpected commercial partnerships, emerging profit pockets and shifting travel demand that are reshaping network planning, route partnerships and revenue strategies across global carriers. The roundup flags how premium demand, ancillary growth and capacity constraints will drive strategic choices through the year.

2025-12-21T22:03:10.270937-08:00

Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

Breitflyte

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SAS and WestJet expand codeshare to strengthen Scandinavia–Canada connectivity Scandinavian Airlines and WestJet have signed an expanded reciprocal codeshare that lets passengers book single‑ticket itineraries across their networks, widening connections between Scandinavia and Canada. SAS customers gain access to Canadian destinations via Toronto and US hubs, while WestJet travellers get direct access to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

2025-12-10T03:34:39.766412-08:00

SAS and WestJet expand codeshare to strengthen Scandinavia–Canada connectivity

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Abra Group (Avianca) and Aerolíneas Argentinas sign bilateral codeshare linking 21 cities Abra Group (Avianca) and Aerolíneas Argentinas have activated a bilateral codeshare to offer single‑ticket, through‑checked connections between Colombia and Argentina. The agreement lets Avianca market services to nine Colombian cities and Aerolíneas sell onto 12 Argentine destinations — 21 domestic points connected via Bogotá and Buenos Aires.

2025-12-09T12:46:38.519101-08:00

Abra Group (Avianca) and Aerolíneas Argentinas sign bilateral codeshare linking 21 cities

Airways Magazine

airBaltic and Lufthansa expand RIX–FRA codeshare from Dec. 17 Air Baltic and Lufthansa will deepen their codeshare from 17 December, placing LH on airBaltic-operated Riga–Frankfurt flights and BT on Lufthansa services on the same route. The reciprocal agreement is restricted to transfer itineraries via Frankfurt to improve access to Lufthansa’s global network.

2025-12-09T07:06:07.891339-08:00

airBaltic and Lufthansa expand RIX–FRA codeshare from Dec. 17

The Points Guy

Porter Eyes oneworld Membership as It Deepens Ties with American and Alaska Porter Airlines is exploring joining the oneworld alliance as part of a strategic review of partnership options ranging from bilateral pacts to full alliance membership. The move — not yet decided — builds on recent commercial ties with American and Alaska as Porter expands fleet and international routes.

2025-12-07T06:10:33.157410-08:00

Porter Eyes oneworld Membership as It Deepens Ties with American and Alaska

Breitflyte

Iberia and China Southern sign codeshare to expand Iberia’s Asia network Iberia and China Southern Airlines have signed a codeshare to expand Iberia’s Asia network, giving Iberia marketed access to China Southern-operated services and improving one‑stop connections between Spain and Chinese cities. The agreement advances Iberia’s push to deepen its intercontinental feed into Asia.

2025-12-07T05:48:16.518303-08:00

Iberia and China Southern sign codeshare to expand Iberia’s Asia network

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Condor to launch daily Berlin–Abu Dhabi A320neo service in Etihad codeshare from 15 June 2026 Condor will launch daily Berlin–Abu Dhabi services with an A320neo from 15 June 2026 (DE2552/EY1043) under a new codeshare with Etihad Airways. The partnership feeds Condor’s German network into Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub for expanded onward connectivity to Australia and beyond.

2025-12-05T18:09:37.488539-08:00

Condor to launch daily Berlin–Abu Dhabi A320neo service in Etihad codeshare from 15 June 2026

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Southwest signs interline with Condor to link Frankfurt and six U.S. gateways Southwest Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Frankfurt‑based Condor, allowing single‑ticket connections between Condor's Frankfurt flights and Southwest's U.S. network through six U.S. gateways. Condor becomes Southwest’s fifth international partner, joining China Airlines, EVA Air, Icelandair and Philippine Airlines.

2025-12-02T10:46:17.158691-08:00

Southwest signs interline with Condor to link Frankfurt and six U.S. gateways

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Airline Weekly's top trends for 2025: surprise partnerships, profit pockets and shifting demand

Air Canada and Emirates extend and expand codeshare, loyalty and cargo partnership through 2032

Southwest signs interline with Condor to link Frankfurt and six U.S. gateways

SAS and WestJet expand codeshare to strengthen Scandinavia–Canada connectivity

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