Routes News

The Points Guy • Sean Cudahy

Alaska Airlines to launch seven new California–Pacific Northwest routes from October 2025

Alaska Airlines will launch seven new city-pair routes between California and the Pacific Northwest starting October 2025, including five year-round daily services and two seasonal links connecting Burbank, Palm Springs and San Diego with Boise and Spokane. The expansion deepens Alaska’s West Coast footprint as competition heats up in high-yield leisure markets.

2025-07-31T05:15:43.814780-07:00

Skift

IndiGo and KLM expand codeshare to 30 European and UK destinations via Amsterdam

2025-07-30T06:11:39.978410-07:00

Airways Magazine

Air Astana, China Southern Ink 10-Route Codeshare to Boost Belt and Road Links

2025-07-30T07:47:53.001348-07:00

Cranky Flier

Southwest Sets Jan 27 Seat-Selection Rollout as China Airlines, Starlux Race to Phoenix

2025-07-25T11:19:32.181921-07:00

Routes News Timeline

AeroTime

❗️

Emirates Launches Daily Dubai–Hangzhou Service, Its Fifth Mainland China Gateway Emirates has inaugurated daily Boeing 777-300ER flights between Dubai and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport from July 30, marking its fifth destination in mainland China and the second new route added in under a month.

2025-07-31T06:01:12.811868-07:00

Emirates Launches Daily Dubai–Hangzhou Service, Its Fifth Mainland China Gateway

The Points Guy

❗️

Alaska Airlines to launch seven new California–Pacific Northwest routes from October 2025 Alaska Airlines will launch seven new city-pair routes between California and the Pacific Northwest starting October 2025, including five year-round daily services and two seasonal links connecting Burbank, Palm Springs and San Diego with Boise and Spokane. The expansion deepens Alaska’s West Coast footprint as competition heats up in high-yield leisure markets.

2025-07-31T05:15:43.814780-07:00

Alaska Airlines to launch seven new California–Pacific Northwest routes from October 2025

ch-aviation

Firefly to Shift Boeing 737-800 Services from Subang to KLIA on August 19 Malaysia Aviation Group’s LCC Firefly will transfer its Boeing 737-800 jet flights from Subang Airport (SZB) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 from 19 August 2025, while ATR 72 turboprop services remain at Subang, to optimize its network and strengthen KLIA’s hub connectivity.

2025-07-30T19:31:35.694098-07:00

Firefly to Shift Boeing 737-800 Services from Subang to KLIA on August 19

PaxEx.Aero

Riyadh Air Secures Heathrow Slots for Winter Launch Saudi startup Riyadh Air has secured slots at London Heathrow for this winter, marking a milestone in its planned European network. The carrier expects to operate Heathrow flights during the upcoming winter season, expanding its long-haul footprint.

2025-07-30T09:12:20.148061-07:00

Riyadh Air Secures Heathrow Slots for Winter Launch

Airways Magazine

❗️

Air Astana, China Southern Ink 10-Route Codeshare to Boost Belt and Road Links On July 29, Air Astana and China Southern Airlines launched a codeshare covering 10 routes between Kazakhstan and China, enabling seamless single-ticket itineraries and deeper network integration under the Belt and Road initiative.

2025-07-30T07:47:53.001348-07:00

Air Astana, China Southern Ink 10-Route Codeshare to Boost Belt and Road Links

Skift

❗️

IndiGo and KLM expand codeshare to 30 European and UK destinations via Amsterdam India’s largest carrier IndiGo and KLM have broadened their codeshare pact, allowing 6E to place its code on 30 European and UK routes through Amsterdam and boosting IndiGo’s nonstop Mumbai–Amsterdam and Manchester frequencies as demand surges.

2025-07-30T06:11:39.978410-07:00

IndiGo and KLM expand codeshare to 30 European and UK destinations via Amsterdam

Breitflyte

South African Airways to launch nonstop Cape Town–Mauritius service in December 2025 South African Airways will launch its first non-stop Cape Town–Mauritius service on December 9, 2025, with thrice-weekly round trips connecting Cape Town International (CPT) and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International (MRU). The new route complements SAA’s existing Johannesburg–Port Louis link, boosting regional connectivity and tourism between South Africa and Mauritius.

2025-07-29T03:51:51.284709-07:00

South African Airways to launch nonstop Cape Town–Mauritius service in December 2025

Bloomberg

Nordwind Airlines launches first direct Moscow–Pyongyang service in 30 years Nordwind Airlines has inaugurated monthly direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first commercial air link since the early 1990s. The eight-hour route is operated by a 440-seat Boeing 777, reflecting North Korea’s gradual easing of pandemic curbs and Nordwind’s pivot after European network cuts.

2025-07-27T11:35:06.909834-07:00

Nordwind Airlines launches first direct Moscow–Pyongyang service in 30 years

About

Our Airline Routes coverage delivers up-to-the-minute information on new route announcements, destination additions, and updates to existing services across the commercial aviation industry. This resource is essential for tracking the strategic network expansions and adjustments that airlines make in response to shifting market demands and travel patterns.