Azerbaijan Airlines Launches Baku–Shymkent Route as the carrier expands its presence in Kazakhstan with the addition of its fourth destination in the country. The new service between Baku and Shymkent is scheduled to commence on 16 June 2026, further strengthening connectivity between Azerbaijan and southern Kazakhstan.
Air Canada Expands Mexico Network For Summer 2026 by launching a new year-round route between Montréal and Guadalajara while increasing frequencies across key Mexican destinations, delivering an 18% capacity increase compared to Summer 2025.
ITA Airways presented its Summer 2026 program at the Borsa Internazionale del Turismo (BIT) in Milan, outlining a network of 72 destinations across domestic, international, and intercontinental markets.
Starlux Airlines has announced the launch of nonstop flights between Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and Václav Havel Airport Prague, marking its first European destination. The new route will commence on August 1, 2026, and will be operated by the airline’s flagship Airbus A350-900.
Air France will increase capacity to New York for the Summer 2026 season, offering up to 11 daily flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and the New York metropolitan area in partnership with Delta Air Lines.
Air Canada has suspended all flights to Cuba effective immediately due to an ongoing aviation fuel shortage on the island. The airline announced it will operate empty southbound ferry flights in the coming days to repatriate approximately 3,000 customers currently in Cuba.
Porter Airlines has inaugurated nonstop flights between Montréal–Trudeau International Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport, marking its first Caribbean route from Montreal. The new service, launched on 5 February 2026, operates as a winter seasonal offering with up to three weekly frequencies.
Emirates has announced an expansion of its Japan operations with the launch of a second daily service to Tokyo Narita Airport, effective 1 May 2026. The additional frequency will be operated by a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER, reinforcing the airline’s capacity and product offering on one of its key Asian routes.
Air Europa has significantly strengthened its global connectivity after closing 2025 with more than 400 routesavailable to customers through an expanded network of airline partnerships. The milestone reflects a year of intensified cooperation with international carriers and reinforces the airline’s strategic role as a transatlantic bridge between Europe and the Americas, centered on its hub at Madrid.
Porter Airlines Launches Vancouver–Phoenix Transborder Route, marking a major milestone in the airline’s expansion strategy and its first nonstop transborder service from Western Canada.
