Alaska Airlines is adding four new routes from Sacramento International Airport to popular destinations in the US and Mexico, offering travelers a variety of warm-weather escapes and winter retreats. The new routes will begin in January 2025, with flights to Tucson, Los Cabos, Orlando, and Puerto Vallarta.
As summer travel heats up, airlines around the world are adding new routes to their schedules, offering travelers more destination options and increasing global connectivity. From South America to Europe and Asia, airlines are expanding their networks to cater to the rising demand for international travel.
Breeze Airways, celebrating its third anniversary, announces new routes and increased flight frequencies for the post-summer months, focusing on connecting key destinations like Burlington, Fort Myers, and Tampa. The airline also offers a promotional discount on domestic flights with an international feel, highlighting its focus on unique travel experiences.
Air Canada has announced an expanded winter sun network for 2024-25, including new routes to Tulum and Saint Maarten, and increased frequencies to popular destinations in Florida and the Caribbean. The airline will operate up to 50 daily departures from Canada to 55 destinations.
Etihad Airways is enhancing its Dublin-Abu Dhabi route frequency to 10 flights per week from July 23, 2024, offering improved connectivity to destinations like Australia, Thailand, and the Maldives. The airline has also announced new flights to Bali starting June 25th, operating four times weekly on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Travelers can explore Bali’s vibrant culture, pristine beaches, and captivating underwater world.
SWISS will expand its travel offerings in the 2024/25 winter schedule, continuing many of the routes introduced in the summer of 2024. The airline will maintain its new routes from Zurich to Washington DC, London Gatwick, Cluj-Napoca, and Košice, as well as the Geneva to Oslo route, throughout the winter. Additionally, SWISS plans to increase flight frequencies on long-haul routes to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Shanghai.
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San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) expects a busy Memorial Day holiday weekend with over 130,000 passengers anticipated from Friday, May 24th to Monday, May 27th. The projected passenger traffic is comparable to last year’s holiday period. Travelers are encouraged to arrive early and reserve airport parking in advance.
In April 2024, Norwegian Airlines and its subsidiary Widerøe experienced a significant increase in passenger traffic, with a combined total of 2,207,857 passengers. Norwegian Airlines, the main carrier, carried 1,892,362 passengers, representing an 18% increase in capacity. Widerøe, on the other hand, had 315,495 passengers, indicating a 13% growth compared to April 2023.
AirAsia is expanding its network in India with two new routes to the cities of Kozhikode and Guwahati, bringing the airline’s total number of routes to the country to 15. The new services will commence on August 1, 2024, and will operate thrice weekly. To celebrate the launch, AirAsia is offering complimentary seats from Kuala Lumpur to Kozhikode and Guwahati, starting at just RM201 and INR4,132 respectively. Bookings are open until May 5, 2024, for travel between August 1 and June 17, 2025.
