The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Oct. 15
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will launch new services to Labuan Bajo, Medan, Palembang and Semarang between December 2025 and February 2026, expanding its Indonesian network to 15 destinations. Flights to Labuan Bajo will operate 2X-weekly from Dec. 21, while Semarang services will begin Dec. 23, increasing to 4X-weekly flights in January. Palembang flights will start Jan. 15, 2026, with 4X-weekly services, and daily Medan flights will launch Feb. 1. The routes will be operated by Embraer 190-E2 and Airbus A320-family aircraft. Scoot CEO Leslie Thng says the new destinations “underscore our commitment to strengthen our network connectivity in Southeast Asia.” By February 2026, Scoot will operate more than 120 weekly flights to Indonesia. The LCC also plans to increase frequencies to several Southeast Asian cities, including Bangkok, Bali, Surabaya and Penang.
Wizz Air will open its 36th base in Podgorica, Montenegro, in March 2026, stationing two Airbus A321neo aircraft and launching 14 new routes. The expansion will add 1 million seats annually. CEO József Váradi says the new base represents “a long-term investment in the future of Montenegrin mobility, economy and global reach.” The ULCC will start four flights per week to Malmo from March 29, followed by Paris on March 30, Hamburg and Maastricht on March 31, and several others from June. From June 1, flights will begin to Barcelona, Basel and Rzeszow (three to four weekly), followed by Rome, Baden-Baden, Cologne/Bonn and Ljubljana from June 2. Services to Poznan will start June 4, Gdansk on June 7 and Wroclaw on June 16.
Croatia Airlines has marked the first commercial flight of its new Airbus A220-100 at Dubrovnik’s Ruder Boskovic Airport at the same time as confirming plans to extend its Dubrovnik–Rome route into the winter 2025-26 season. The 2X-weekly service, operating Thursdays and Sundays, will now run year-round, while 3X-weekly Dubrovnik–Frankfurt flights will also continue through winter. The A220-100, delivered Sept. 30 and named Dubrovnik, is part of the airline’s ongoing fleet renewal program.
Oct. 14
Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal will expand its Pakistan network with the launch of 2X-weekly nonstop flights between Riyadh and Lahore, beginning Oct. 27. The new service marks the airline’s fifth destination in Pakistan and comes just months after it added routes to Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Sialkot. “It’s been a fabulous few months for us building flyadeal’s successful Pakistan operations with new routes in quick succession,” CEO Steven Greenway says. “We have accelerated our Pakistan expansion due to aircraft availability and market dynamics where demand played a big role.” The addition of Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, brings flyadeal’s total Saudi Arabia-Pakistan frequency to 18X-weekly flights. All services are operated with single-class Airbus A320 aircraft.
Frontier Airlines has resumed operations at Tulsa International Airport (TUL) with the launch of a 2X-weekly nonstop service to Denver International Airport. The ULCC last served TUL in March 2022. “We are thrilled to be back in Tulsa, offering affordable nonstop service to Denver and connecting opportunities to many exciting destinations beyond,” says Josh Flyr, Frontier’s vice president of network and operations design. Stephanie Chester, TUL’s director of marketing and customer engagement, adds: “Frontier’s new service to Denver opens more doors for leisure and business travel, and expands affordable travel options for our community.”
Wizz Air plans to launch a new route between Malmo Airport, Sweden, and Podgorica, Montenegro. Starting March 29, 2026, the service will operate four times per week—on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays—using Airbus A321 aircraft. “Wizz Air’s investment in an additional direct route from Malmo Airport is a clear sign of the continued high demand for international travel to and from Sweden,” says Elizabeth Axtelius, director of aviation business at Swedish airport operator Swedavia.
Oct. 13
IndiGo will launch daily flights between Delhi and Hanoi starting Dec. 20, 2025, using Airbus A320 aircraft. The new service expands connectivity between India and Vietnam, adding to the carrier’s 14X-weekly flights linking Kolkata with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Separately, IndiGo has confirmed that daily nonstop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou will begin Nov. 10, 2025, also operated with A320s. The route builds on the airline’s recently announced Kolkata-Guangzhou service, restoring nonstop connectivity between India and China.
Frontier Airlines has commenced new nonstop service between Corpus Christi International Airport and Denver International Airport, marking the first mainline route added at the Texas airport since 1997. “This is a truly historic day for Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend region,” Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo says. “After nearly three decades, we are celebrating a significant victory for our travelers, economy and connectivity.” Service on the route will be 2X-weekly.
AJet will open a route between Ankara Esenboga Airport and Baghdad on Nov. 3, offering three flights per week between the Turkish and Iraqi capitals. Flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Ankara, with return flights departing Baghdad on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Royal Air Maroc has started a new route between Marrakech and Toulouse, France. Flights will be operated by Boeing 737-8 aircraft with 168 seats. Royal Air Maroc CEO Hamid Addou says the new service “meets the expectations of Moroccans living in Occitanie while offering Toulousains a direct connection to one of Morocco’s most iconic destinations.”
Saudia has inaugurated its first scheduled service between Riyadh and Moscow Sheremetyevo, expanding its network to more than 100 destinations worldwide. The new route will operate three times per week using Boeing 787-10 aircraft. The route has been launched in partnership with the Saudi Tourism Authority and the Air Connectivity Program. “Launching direct flights between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation marks a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations,” says Ibrahim Al-Omar, director general of Saudia Group. “This milestone directly supports the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 … by contributing to connecting the Kingdom with more than 250 international destinations.”
Royal Jordanian will resume nonstop service between Amman and Munich on March 27, 2026, restoring a route last operated in 2020. The connection from Queen Alia International Airport will run year-round, three times per week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Flights will be operated with Airbus A320neo aircraft. “This is an important step in line with our growth strategy to position Jordan as a new, trendy destination for the German market,” Royal Jordanian’s Chief Commercial Officer Karim Makhlouf says. Munich joins Berlin and Frankfurt as the airline’s third destination in Germany.
Jet2.com has expanded its Central European network with the launch of new 2X-weekly flights from Budapest to Newcastle and East Midlands. The routes further strengthen the UK leisure airline’s presence in Hungary, adding to existing services from Budapest to Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds Bradford.
