Flight Expansion

Direct flights boost Asia access

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

The Italian flag carrier has announced a new direct route connecting Rome to Santo Domingo, a significant strategic network expansion with emphasis on America. Also, starting today: the company will use an AI-powered tool to save fuel and cut emissions

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

After Athens: AnimaWings will launch direct flights from Cluj-Napoca to Thessaloniki in June 2026, expanding its regional network across Greece. The Romanian airline has also added Olbia, Sardinia, to its summer roster. “Cluj-Napoca is becoming a strategic hub for AnimaWings, and the expansion of operations here reflects the growing demand for direct flights from Transylvania"

Virgin Galactic launches a limited spaceflight ticket sale, marking a new phase in commercial space tourism and future flight expansion plans. "An astronaut journey that heightens your potential for a lifetime back on earth"

An amendment to the aviation agreement between the two countries was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Transportation, and the US Ambassador to Israel. The decision grants a "seventh freedom" for cargo flights and significantly expands the activities of cargo companies in the international market

Scandinavian airline SAS is adding Dubai, Phuket, and Krabi flights for winter 2026-27, marking its return to the UAE after 15 years. The airline's flagship fleet will also be strengthened with two of the most advanced aircraft in the world

The company will launch flights to Quito from Montreal and Toronto for the first time, make Manchester and Copenhagen annual destinations, and expand operations to South America and sunny destinations in the 2026-27 winter season

TAP Air Portugal will operate five new weekly flights to the Greek capital starting in July, as part of the expansion of its destination network