Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C June 9, 2025)

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

June 10

Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airlines have launched a codeshare agreement, expanding connectivity between Africa and destinations in Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The move comes as Ethiopian Airlines plans to begin service from Addis Ababa to Abu Dhabi on July 15, with Etihad set to launch daily flights to Addis Ababa on Oct. 8. Etihad passengers will gain access to 55 destinations across Africa via Ethiopian’s network, while Ethiopian travelers can connect through Abu Dhabi to 20 destinations across Etihad’s network.

Guernsey-based Aurigny and British Airways have expanded their interline agreement to include London City Airport. The move adds to existing connections through London Gatwick, enabling bookings to more than 100 international destinations on a single itinerary. “This enhanced partnership with British Airways is a game-changer for trade partners,” Aurigny CCO Sudeep Ghai says. “It opens up Guernsey to the world.”

Centrum Air will launch several new domestic routes in Uzbekistan starting later this month. Beginning June 24, the airline will operate flights on the Samarkand–Urgench route three times a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. A day later, on June 25, flights between Bukhara and Urgench will commence, operating 2X-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The same day will also see the launch of services on the Samarkand–Bukhara and Bukhara–Tashkent routes, both flying 2X-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

TAAG Angola Airlines and Turkish Airlines have renewed their interline and special prorate agreement. The two carriers have also held talks exploring potential future collaboration, including a possible codeshare, cargo cooperation and technical assistance in maintenance and flight operations. Additionally, Turkish Airlines is adding frequencies from the UK and Ireland to Istanbul. The carrier will operate 47X-weekly flights from London Heathrow—up by two—while London Gatwick increases from 26 to 28X-weekly services. Manchester–Istanbul flights will rise from 25 to 28 per week, offering four daily departures. Edinburgh will see 14X-weekly flights, up from 10, and Birmingham’s schedule will increase from 14 to 18 flights. In Ireland, Dublin’s service will also expand to 21X-weekly flights.

June 9

Indian LCC Akasa Air has signed a partnership with Adani Airport Holdings to begin commercial flights from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport. The move comes less than two weeks after IndiGo announced plans to be the launch operator at the airport. Akasa aims to start with more than 100 weekly domestic departures from Navi Mumbai, scaling up to over 300 domestic and 50 international weekly departures by the winter 2025-26 schedule. “Enhanced connectivity from Navi Mumbai will not only strengthen our network in the western region, but also help fuel India’s economic engine by improving connectivity, stimulating regional development and ensuring that the benefits of aviation-led growth reach every corner of the country,” says Akasa founder and CEO Vinay Dube.

EVA Air is launching a codeshare partnership with Star Alliance member LOT Polish Airlines starting June 9. The agreement covers EVA-operated flights between Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport and both Tokyo Narita and Vienna, as well as LOT-operated service between Warsaw and Vienna. Although Taiwan and Poland do not yet have nonstop flights, a bilateral air services agreement was signed in 2015. This codeshare marks the first such cooperation between the two carriers. Meanwhile, LOT will also launch flights between Warsaw and Rovaniemi, Finland, on Nov. 27, operating twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays through Feb. 1, 2026. The new winter route offers travelers a gateway to Finnish Lapland.

Iberia has resumed summer flights to Ponta Delgada in the Azores and Tirana, Albania. The Spanish carrier will operate 3X-weekly flights between Madrid and Ponta Delgada—on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays—through September, providing more than 19,000 seats. Flights to Tirana will also run up to three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The two routes join Iberia’s broader summer network, which includes Dubrovnik, Croatia; Mykonos, Greece; and Catania, Italy.

Spirit Airlines has launched new nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, marking its third destination in South Carolina. The ULCC now offers direct flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, which will be served three times per week, and to Newark, which will receive four roundtrips per week. “Increasing air service to a community can be a long process, as our airport, like many others across the nation, [is] competing for the same service,” says Kim Crafton, vice president of marketing and air service development at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. “I’m thankful our team was able to secure Spirit Airlines and I’m thankful Spirit Airlines sees a great opportunity for a successful partnership for the airport and the Midlands region.”