The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

July 8

Three new routes to Spain are being launched by Wizz Air. The first service will see the ULCC connect Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) with Malaga Airport, operating four times per week using Airbus A321neos, starting on Sept. 10. Budapest-Gran Canaria will commence on Oct. 26 with two flights per week, followed by a 4X-weekly MXP-Valencia service from Oct. 29.

Korean Air has launched a new route connecting Seoul Incheon International Airport and Macau International Airport. Service will be daily, initially using Boeing 737-800 aircraft before switching to Airbus A321neos from July 15. The carrier has also confirmed plans to open a 3X-weekly service between Seoul and Lisbon, Portugal, starting on Sept. 11. “This will further strengthen the role of Macau as the service platform for trade and tourism cooperation between the Mainland of China and Portuguese-speaking countries,” a statement from Korean Air says.

AirAsia X has resumed flights from Kuala Lumpur to Changsha, China. Operations will be 4X-weekly using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data. The LCC previously served the route until the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. AirAsia X now flies to six destinations in mainland China from Kuala Lumpur, serving Beijing Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu Tianfu, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Xi’an.

German leisure carrier Condor has introduced its new Airbus A330neo aircraft on flights between Frankfurt Airport and Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Canada. The aircraft replaces Boeing 767s on the sector. “This next-generation aircraft brings increased passenger and cargo capacity to the region and with our just announced codeshare agreement with WestJet provides seamless connectivity throughout Canada and opens up even more options for Canadians traveling to Europe this summer,” Condor director of sales for the Americas Mikko Turtiainen says.

Solomon Airlines has commenced service between Vanuatu's Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Brisbane Airport, Australia. Flights will be weekly using Airbus A320 aircraft. “The re-established connectivity, thanks to Solomon Airlines, provides a welcome boost to the local tourism economy and will help us to continually see Australian visitation numbers rise as we welcome holidaymakers to our shores in 2024 and beyond,” Vanuatu Tourism Office CEO Adela Issachar Aru says.