China Jap Airways has introduced that it’s going to function common flights to Latin America for the primary time beginning in December, with companies from/to Shanghai.
On December 4th at 02:00 native time, China Jap’s inaugural flight will depart from Pudong Worldwide Airport certain for Buenos Aires, the place it should arrive the identical day at 16:55 native time after a 29-hour flight. Your entire route, Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires, round 19,700 kilometers, can be operated twice per week with Boeing 777-300(ER) plane configured for 316 passengers in three lessons (6 seats in First, 52 seats in Enterprise, and 258 seats in Economic system).
As per our database, China Jap Airways already operates flights from Auckland to Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Sydney. With the addition of Buenos Aires, the airline can have greater than 13 weekly companies throughout all its routes efficient December.
Shanghai – Auckland – Buenos Aires
Monday
Thursday
Buenos Aires – Auckland – Shanghai
Tuesday and Friday
Argentina will regain connectivity with Oceania following virtually six years, because the final flights had been operated by Air New Zealand between Auckland and Buenos Aires in March 2020.
Moreover, after the launch of China Jap, Buenos Aires will as soon as once more be the one Latin American metropolis linked to all 5 continents.
As of March thirtieth, 2026, Cathay Pacific will start companies to Seattle from Hong Kong, providing 5 weekly frequencies on Airbus A350-900 plane configured for 280 passengers in three lessons (38 seats in Enterprise, 28 seats in Premium Economic system, and 214 seats in Economic system).
Seattle will turn into Cathay Pacific’s seventh vacation spot in the USA, all of that are served from/to Chek Lap Kok Worldwide Airport (HKG/VHHH).
Every day besides Friday and Sunday
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco are its locations in the USA, additionally offering cargo flights to Anchorage, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Portland, amongst others.
Delta Air Traces has confirmed the addition of many new routes between the USA and Europe in 2026, beginning first with Boston, which can be performed by Airbus A330-300 plane configured for 282 passengers in three lessons.
Each companies, already obtainable for buy on Delta’s web site, will function throughout Summer season 2026.
Boston – Madrid · Might sixteenth, 2026
Every day
Boston – Good · Might sixteenth, 2026
Every day
Along with Boston, Delta will launch different three routes within the US-Europe market, flying to/from New York with Boeing 767-300(ER) plane.
Olbia · Might twentieth, 2026
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Porto · Might twenty first, 2026
Every day
Malta · June seventh, 2026
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Air Canada will provoke three new companies between Canada and the USA.
Two of them can be provided from/to Montreal Trudeau Worldwide Airport, and the opposite to/from Toronto Pearson Worldwide Airport, utilizing Embraer 175 and Airbus A220 plane.
Raleigh-Durham, Aer Lingus’ new vacation spot within the US.
Beginning April thirteenth, 2026, the Irish airline will start flights from Dublin with Airbus A321XLR plane, that are configured for 184 passengers (16 seats in Enterprise and 168 seats in Economic system). These companies, which is able to take roughly eight and a half hours westbound and over seven hours eastbound, will function 5 instances per week with the next schedule:
Every day besides Wednesday and Saturday
Moreover, Aer Lingus will enhance its weekly flights to Boston, Indianapolis, Nashville, New York, and Orlando starting in April 2026.
For the primary time in its historical past, Aerolíneas Argentinas will fly to Aruba, as of January 2026, through the 2025/2026 South American summer time. The airline can have a major operation between Argentina and Aruba, with three seasonal routes to be carried out by Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane.
Córdoba – Oranjestad · January 1st, 2026
Thursday
Mendoza – Oranjestad · January 2nd, 2026
Friday
Buenos Aires – Oranjestad · January third, 2026
Monday, Saturday and Sunday
The Oranjestad-Buenos Aires leg will embrace a stopover in Córdoba, as Argentine plane aren’t allowed to fly over Venezuelan territory, imposed by the Venezuelan authorities, which means that the 737 MAX can’t function AUA-EZE continuous.
airBaltic expands its operations in Europe and Asia.
The airline has introduced the launch of three new routes, in addition to three restarts, which is able to happen in 2026, all from Vilnius Worldwide Airport. On the time of publication, airBaltic operates Airbus A220-300 plane configured for 145 or 149 passengers, having 50 in its fleet.
Kaunas (KUN): 5 weekly · March twenty ninth, 2026
Oulu (OUL): 5 weekly · March twenty ninth, 2026
Belgrade (BEL): 2 weekly · Might 1st, 2026
Antalya (AYT): 2 weekly · Might 2nd, 2026
Yerevan (EVN): 3 weekly · Might 2nd, 2026
Aberdeen (ABZ): 2 weekly · June 2nd, 2026
HiSky arrives in Chicago.
The Romanian provider will provoke a brand new path to the US efficient June 4th, 2026, Bucharest-Chicago O’Hare, to be operated twice-weekly on Airbus A330-200 plane.
Chicago will turn into HiSky’s second vacation spot in the USA after New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport, served 4 instances weekly with the identical plane.
Thursday and Sunday
Beginning November twenty second, Hainan Airways will inaugurate the Chongqing-Brussels route, which can be flown thrice per week with 292-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane.
Chongqing will turn into the Belgian capital’s fourth reference to China, after Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, all of that are operated by Hainan. Juneyao Air is Hainan Airways’ solely competitor on this market, on the Shanghai Pudong-Brussels route.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday
The Indian airline will start flying between Delhi and Copenhagen on November fifteenth, marking its first-ever entry into Denmark. In accordance with its web site, IndiGo will serve thrice weekly with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane configured for 338 passengers, belonging to Norse Atlantic Airways.
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Denmark’s capital will be a part of Amsterdam, Istanbul, and Manchester, its present locations in Europe.
At 11:07 native time on September twenty fifth, Qantas’ first scheduled flight with an Airbus A321XLR took off from Sydney Kingsford Smith Worldwide Airport. The plane, registered as VH-OGB, operated flight QF645 to Perth, arriving at 13:39 native time following a four-hour flight.
Perth can be one of many common locations for Qantas’ A321XLRs, that are configured for 197 passengers in single class. Brisbane and Melbourne may also be a part of the schedule, with flights to/from Sydney.
At current, Qantas has two Airbus A321XLR in its fleet (VH-OGA and VH-OGB).
On October 1st at 09:00 native time, Sky Mali’s inaugural flight will depart from Bamako (Mali) certain for Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). With Boeing 737-400s and Boeing 737-500s, the airline will function three weekly frequencies on this route, which can be its first and solely service on this market.
BKO – ABJ
ABJ – BKO
Two new home routes in Cape Verde.
CVsky (Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde), operated by Cabo Verde Airways plane, has introduced the launch of two new connections between the islands of Cape Verde, utilizing ATR 72-600s with a capability for 72 passengers. As per its web site, these would be the new companies.
From Might thirtieth, 2026, Etihad Airways will start the Abu Dhabi – Palma de Mallorca route, to be carried out by 194-seat Airbus A321neo LR plane, thrice per week.
To this point, flights to Palma de Mallorca can be seasonal throughout Summer season 2026, with operations scheduled to finish on September twenty fourth, 2026. It can be a part of Barcelona, Madrid, and Málaga, its present routes from Abu Dhabi within the United Arab Emirates-Spain market.
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
On September sixth at 23:34 native time, Fly Cham’s inaugural flight departed from Damascus airport to Mersin, a route it should present two instances weekly with Airbus A320-200 plane configured for 180 passengers in single class.
DAM – COV
COV – DAM
Fly Cham, Syria’s latest airline, started operations on June fifth, 2025, and at the moment has 5 Airbus A320-200 in its fleet.
AircraftRegistrationAirline
Airbus A321-271NXSX-NARAegean Airways
Airbus A321-253NY(XLR)EI-XLUAer Lingus
Airbus A321-253NY(XLR)EI-XLWAer Lingus
Airbus A320-251NA6-ARAAir Arabia
Airbus A321-251NX9M-VAJAir Asia
Airbus A321-252NXB-32MEAir China
Airbus A330-941TU-TRGAir Cote d’Ivoire
Airbus A220-300F-HPNVAir France
ATR 72-600ZK-MZHAir New Zealand
Airbus A220-300P2-PGAAir Niugini
Boeing 737 MAX 8TC-OHCAJet
Embraer E175LRN333RQAmerican Eagle
Embraer E175LRN334CRAmerican Eagle
Airbus A220-300YR-GUNAnimawings
Boeing 737 MAX 8HI1133Arajet
Airbus A320-251NVP-BAKAzerbaijan Airways
Airbus A220-300N254BZBreeze
Airbus A320-251NG-TTSBBritish Airways
Airbus A320-251NG-TTSHBritish Airways
Airbus A321-251NXB-32NKChina Jap
Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerB-227JChina Jap
Airbus A320-251NB-32N3China Southern
Airbus A321-251NXB-32MNChina Southern
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-20D6China Southern
Airbus A320-271ND-ANCLCondor
Boeing 737 MAX 8HP-9809CMPCopa Airways
Boeing 737 MAX 8HP-9812CMPCopa Airways
Airbus A321-271NXN597DTDelta Air Traces
Airbus A321-271NXN598DNDelta Air Traces
Airbus A330-941N437DXDelta Air Traces
Airbus A330-941N439DXDelta Air Traces
Boeing 777-FD-AERADHL
Boeing 777-FD-AERBDHL
Boeing 737 MAX 8HL8716Eastar Jet
Boeing 737 MAX 8HL8717Eastar Jet
Boeing 737 MAX 8SP-EXDEnter Air
Airbus A321-251NX(LR)A6-LRCEtihad
Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerA6-BNKEtihad
Boeing 767-300FN248FEFedEx
Boeing 737 MAX 8PS-GRMGOL
Airbus A320-251NA9-CTGGulf Air
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NCVIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHAIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHBIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHEIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXVT-NHGIndiGo
Airbus A321-251NXG-SUNRJet2
Airbus A321-251NXG-SUNVJet2
Airbus A321-251NXG-SUNWJet2
Airbus A220-300N3269JjetBlue
Airbus A220-300N3272JjetBlue
Airbus A320-271NCC-DIXJetSMART
Airbus A321-251NXVH-OIRJetstar
Boeing 787-10 DreamlinerPH-BKRKLM
Embraer E195-E2PH-NXXKLM Cityhopper
Embraer E195-E2PH-NXZKLM Cityhopper
Boeing 737 MAX 8HL8567Korean Air
Airbus A321-272NXHL8711Korean Air
Airbus A330-9419M-MNMMalaysia Airways
Boeing 737 MAX 8SE-RTZNorwegian
Airbus A320-251NJA219PPeach
Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerA7-BHXQatar
Airbus A321-251NXA7-AJBQatar
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILARyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILBRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILCRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILERyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILHRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILJRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200EI-ILMRyanair
Boeing 737 MAX 8UP-B3744SCAT
Boeing 737 MAX 8UP-B3745SCAT
Airbus A320-251NB-32NAShenzhen Airways
Airbus A320-251NB-32N9Shenzhen Airways
Airbus A320-271NB-32NTSichuan Airways
Airbus A320-251NSX-IODSKY specific
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8967QSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8969SSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8970QSouthwest
Boeing 737 MAX 8N8971LSouthwest
Boeing 777-FB-227USuparna Airways
Airbus A320-251NCS-TVPTAP
Airbus A350-941TC-LHGTurkish Airways
Airbus A321-271NXN14548United Airways
Boeing 737 MAX 9N17413United Airways
Boeing 737 MAX 9N47412United Airways
Embraer E175LRN786YXUnited Specific
Boeing 767-300FN912UPUPS
Boeing 737 MAX 8VH-8VBVirgin Australia
Boeing 737 MAX 8VH-8VCVirgin Australia
Embraer E195-E2VH-E2AVirgin Australia
Boeing 737 MAX 8G-GSWJWestJet
Airbus A321-271NX9H-WMHWizz Air Malta
Airbus A321-251NX9H-WMKWizz Air Malta
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-20DYXiamen Air
Boeing 737 MAX 8B-227AXiamen Air
The Icelandic low-cost provider PLAY Airways, primarily based at Keflavik Worldwide Airport, has introduced the cessation of operations on Monday, September twenty ninth. PLAY commenced companies on June twenty fourth, 2021, with flight OG802 between Reykjavik and London Stansted, operated by the Airbus A321neo with registration TF-AEW.
This closure follows a restructuring course of that was unable to mitigate the monetary difficulties that the low-cost airline had been experiencing since final yr. Not too long ago, it had withdrawn its Airbus A321neo plane from service, in addition to flights to Canada, and continued to cut back its presence in the USA and different European markets.
On the time of cessation, PLAY had six Airbus A320neo plane in its fleet (TF-PPA, TF-PPB, TF-PPC, TF-PPD, TF-PPE, and TF-PPF).
Cowl photograph: © CAF168 – JetPhotos (Shanghai Pudong Worldwide Airport, China)
