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IndiGo Takes Off in Long-Haul with Mumbai–Manchester Dreamliner Service

IndiGo began its first long-haul operations on July 1 with thrice-weekly direct flights between Mumbai and Manchester using wet-leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Norse Atlantic. The launch marks the Indian carrier’s first European route, expanding beyond its low-cost domestic network.

2025-07-01T12:55:37.752702-07:00

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China Eastern to launch one-stop Shanghai–Buenos Aires service, marking South America debut

2025-07-01T21:52:47.263752-07:00

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Emirates Launches Daily 777-300ER Service to Shenzhen, Its Fourth Mainland China Gateway

2025-07-02T05:59:21.868784-07:00

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Israel-Iran Conflict Shutters Middle East Airspace, Stranding Tens of Thousands

2025-06-16T20:05:57.483046-07:00

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American Airlines Adds Three New Winter 2025 Routes to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America American Airlines will bolster its winter 2025 network with three new nonstop routes from US hubs to destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, alongside increased frequencies on existing services. The added links aim to capture rising leisure travel demand to sun markets this season.

2025-07-10T08:25:30.150065-07:00

American Airlines Adds Three New Winter 2025 Routes to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America

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Air Canada expands 2025/26 winter network with Lima relaunch and adds Belize, Puerto Escondido and Tepic On July 9, 2025, Air Canada announced its winter 2025/26 schedule expansion, restarting twice-weekly nonstop flights to Lima from Montreal and Toronto and launching new service to Belize, Puerto Escondido and Tepic in Mexico.

2025-07-09T06:23:39.433762-07:00

Air Canada expands 2025/26 winter network with Lima relaunch and adds Belize, Puerto Escondido and Tepic

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Air Canada expands winter network with nonstop service to Lima, Puerto Escondido, Tepic and Belize Air Canada today unveiled its 2025/26 winter schedule, adding four weekly nonstop flights to Lima (two each from Montreal and Toronto), introducing Canada's first nonstop Toronto–Puerto Escondido and Vancouver–Tepic services, and launching a weekly Montreal–Belize connection to diversify its Latin America leisure network.

2025-07-09T05:03:10.583797-07:00

Air Canada expands winter network with nonstop service to Lima, Puerto Escondido, Tepic and Belize

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United Airlines Pulls Tel Aviv Relaunch Forward to July 21 United Airlines will resume nonstop service between Newark/New York and Tel Aviv on July 21—10 days ahead of its original July 31 plan—launching one rotation initially and scaling to two daily flights from July 23 after a truce reopened Israeli airspace.

2025-07-08T08:41:28.032346-07:00

United Airlines Pulls Tel Aviv Relaunch Forward to July 21

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China Airlines Eyes Boston, Washington Dulles and Phoenix Routes with Incoming Jets Taiwan’s flag carrier is evaluating new nonstops to Boston Logan, Phoenix Sky Harbor and Washington Dulles as it prepares to deploy incoming A350 widebodies and A321neos, aiming to diversify its North American network beyond existing LA, SFO and JFK services.

2025-07-08T07:55:15.651837-07:00

China Airlines Eyes Boston, Washington Dulles and Phoenix Routes with Incoming Jets

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WestJet’s Winter 2025/26 Schedule Brings Record Sun Service with Five New International Routes WestJet has unveiled its 2025/26 winter schedule featuring a record number of sun destinations: five new international routes to Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua alongside U.S. and Caribbean boosts. The program also launches daily Calgary–Tokyo Narita service and introduces the first integrated Québec schedule with Sunwing.

2025-07-07T09:15:37.045291-07:00

WestJet’s Winter 2025/26 Schedule Brings Record Sun Service with Five New International Routes

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Vietjet Inaugurates Hanoi–Xi’an Direct Service with Four Weekly Flights Vietjet has launched direct flights between Hanoi and Xi’an, operating four weekly roundtrips. Departures from Hanoi are scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, linking Vietnam’s capital with Shaanxi’s provincial hub. The service marks the carrier’s ongoing network expansion into China’s secondary markets.

2025-07-07T05:47:18.136370-07:00

Vietjet Inaugurates Hanoi–Xi’an Direct Service with Four Weekly Flights

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Norse Atlantic to Launch First-Ever Nonstop Manchester–Bangkok Service Norse Atlantic Airways will inaugurate weekly nonstop flights between Manchester and Bangkok on Nov. 26, 2025, becoming the first carrier to link the UK region directly to Thailand’s capital. The Boeing 787-operated service will tap a market of more than 100,000 annual passengers previously routed via intermediaries.

2025-07-03T09:47:31.858757-07:00

Norse Atlantic to Launch First-Ever Nonstop Manchester–Bangkok Service

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