Europe Expansion

Europe, the Arctic, and North Africa: easyJet has launched 13 new routes from UK airports, including Manchester, Newcastle and London

Qatar Airways has resumed service to 26 destinations across four continents, growing its Summer 2026 network to more than 160 global destinations

A joint venture between Japan's ANA, Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian and ITA Airways is expanding and will offer more flight options between Europe and Japan and benefits for private and business travelers

STARLUX Airlines will add Barcelona, Zurich, Sydney, and Auckland in 2027, marking its first major expansion into Europe and Oceania

Ryanair will invest approximately $400 million in Bratislava with 4 fixed-wing aircraft at the airport and will operate new routes to Paphos, Tirana, Turin and Warsaw starting in Winter 2026

Starting this August, Singapore Airlines will operate ten weekly flights between Singapore and Amsterdam in response to peak demand on Europe-Asia routes

JetBlue has launched a new nonstop service between Boston and Milan, its ninth destination in Europe and its first ever in Italy. The move strengthens JetBlue’s transatlantic expansion and solidifies its position as a growing player in flights between the U.S. and Europe

Alaska Airlines has launched its first nonstop flight between Seattle and Rome, marking its official entry into Europe. The seasonal service, operating through October 23, is the only daily direct connection between the two cities and is flown on a Boeing 787-9 featuring the airline’s new international business class Suites

One of Europe's largest airlines has announced the launch of a new route connecting the Czech Republic and Germany, starting October 26, 2026. The Prague-Hamburg service will be available twice a week. The announcement follows the addition of nine new routes across UK airports for the Winter season

United Airlines will open a route between its home port in Newark and Split, Croatia, at the end of this month (April 2026), marking the first route ever by an American company to land in the resort city