This week’s long-haul flight schedule changes from Europe: What you need to know
November 22, 2025
Between frequency increases, route cuts and other adjustments, airline network planners have been busy this week. Aerospace Global News takes a look at some of the long-haul routes changes to and from Europe each week, all of which are subject to change.
Some airlines file changes and then revert them the following week: as is the case today with Air India, which has reduced its planned London Gatwick frequencies back down to standard levels for both its Ahmedabad and Amritsar routes, despite filing increases last week.
As for this week’s novelties, some of the key highlights include United Airlines’ planned changes on some of its transatlantic routes. It plans to reduce service to Geneva, and pull out of Stockholm completely. Earlier this year it had also filed the removal of its second-daily flight to Brussels next summer.
WestJet also introduced several new transatlantic flights this week as well, which have now been added to filings to aviation analytics firm Cirium. LATAM has now also added its two new European routes to schedules, with connections to Brussels and Amsterdam from its São Paulo hub.
Read last week’s schedule update here.
This week’s schedule changes
Using data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, the below is a non-exhaustive list of developments this week. For readability purposes, adjustments that extend to a large part or the entirety of the 2026 summer season have been listed as ‘S26’. Long-haul is defined as flights over 3,000 miles, meaning not all Europe to non-Europe flights are included, but only those that meet the threshold.
The sample was selected based on relevance and market trends, and does not include smaller changes such as minor aircraft changes with a limited impact on capacity. As always, schedules are subject to change. And, as we have seen in previous editions, they do.
North Atlantic
- JetBlue introduces daily Barcelona and Milan Malpensa to Boston flights for S26
- Iberia introduces 5x weekly Airbus A321XLR flights from Madrid to Toronto in peak S26 from June.
- WestJet is adding several new routes from Toronto including 4x weekly flights to Cardiff and Glasgow in May, and 4x weekly to Ponta Delgada from June.
- WestJet will also introduce additional services from Halifax including to Madrid, Lisbon, and Copenhagen 4x per week as of May 2026.
- WestJet also revealed two 1x weekly services from Reykjavík from June to Edmonton and Winnipeg.
- Air Transat is increasing service on flights from Toronto to Faro from 2x to 3x weekly for S26
- Air Transat is also increasing flights between Montreal and Brussels and Madrid, both from 4x to 5x weekly.
- LOT Polish Airlines flights from Warsaw to Toronto will rise to up to 17 weekly during July and August, up from 15x weekly this year.
- LOT Polish Airlines also adds 1x weekly frequency to its Krakow to Chicago route, totalling 5x weekly from S26.
- United Airlines is suspending its Stockholm Arlanda to Newark route effective S26, hence out of Sweden entirely.
- United Airlines is reducing flights from Geneva to Washington from daily to 3x weekly for S26.
South Atlantic
- LATAM schedules São Paulo to Amsterdam and Brussels 3x weekly from S26 with Boeing 787 equipment.
- LATAM increases Fortaleza to Lisbon flights from 1x to 2x weekly.
- Azul suspends all flights to Paris Orly from S26 from its São Paulo-Viraco hub, effectively pulling out of France.
Africa
- Air France switches Paris Charles de Gaulle to Luanda route to the new airport, NDJ, from December.
Asia
- Qanot Sharq to introduce 2x weekly direct flights between Tashkent and London Gatwick with an Airbus A321XLR as of December 2025, competing against Uzbekistan Airways.
- China Southern Airlines ups flights from Istanbul to Guangzhou from 3x weekly to daily from S26.
- Sichuan Airlines increases flights from Istanbul to Chengdu from 4x weekly to daily from S26.
- Virgin Atlantic increases flights from London Heathrow to Bangalore from daily to 11x weekly from January.
- Air India reverts last weeks changes and reduces London Gatwick to Ahmedabad and Amritsar back down to 3x weekly for S26 instead of 6x and 5x weekly.
Middle East
No relevant changes this week, though the Dubai Airshow made headlines with hundreds of aircraft orders. AGN reported live from the UAE.
11 new transatlantic routes between Europe and North America
With WestJet, JetBlue, and Iberia’s new routes between Europe and North America, a total of 11 have been added this week. Then, if we count the two routes between Europe and South America that have been added, the new transatlantic route count reaches 13.
It signals the slow and gradual recovery of traffic on the transatlantic market, hit by uncertainty stemming from the political and economic situation in the United States. Indeed, only two of the new routes connect the United States with Europe – the rest are concentrated in Canada.
| Routes to Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airline | Route | Frequency | Aircraft |
| Iberia | Madrid – Toronto | 5x weekly | Airbus A321XLR |
| WestJet | Toronto – Cardiff | 4x weekly (from May) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Toronto – Glasgow | 4x weekly (from May) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Toronto – Ponta Delgada | 4x weekly (from June) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Halifax – Madrid | 4x weekly (from May) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Halifax – Lisbon | 4x weekly (from May) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Halifax – Copenhagen | 4x weekly (from May) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Reykjavík – Edmonton | 1x weekly (from June) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| WestJet | Reykjavík – Winnipeg | 1x weekly (from June) | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Routes to the United States | |||
| Airline | Route | Frequency | Aircraft |
| JetBlue | Boston – Barcelona | Daily | Airbus A321neo |
| JetBlue | Boston – Milan Malpensa | Daily | Airbus A321neo |
Last week, we noted that Aeroméxico was adding two new routes to Europe next summer. It announced flights from Paris to Monterrey, 3x per week, as well as flights from Barcelona to Mexico City 6x per week.
Qanot Sharq adds new London Gatwick flights
Uzbek carrier Qanot Sharq has announced plans to bring competition to the Tashkent-London route. Using its fleet of Airbus A321LR or A321XLR aircraft, the carrier will join Uzbekistan Airways which flies from both Heathrow and Gatwick.
Qanot Sharq will fly the route twice weekly with its A321neo planes. It has not received any yet. Its first A321XLR was said to be preforming tests in Hamburg. It plans to receive three XLRs and two LRs on long-term lease.
| Route | Flight | Departure time | Arrival time |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Gatwick → Tashkent | HH444 | 19:10 | 07:10 (+1) |
| Tashkent → London Gatwick | HH443 | 15:00 | 17:40 |
Azul withdraws from France
Azul seasonalised its route to Paris earlier this year when it decided to suspend flights between São Paulo-Viraco and Paris Orly Airport from October. It had previously said that it would resume the route in April, in line with demand trends on the route that signify lower interest during the winter months in the Northern hemisphere.
However, it seems the route may not be returning. As always subject to change, Cirium schedule filings show that Azul has removed the service to Paris for S26.
This change is also reflected on reservation systems, with no non-stop Azul flights on offer to Paris. It continues to offer codeshare options via Lisbon with TAP Air Portugal and via Madrid with Air Europa.
It is worth noting that this coincides with LATAM’s European expansion, which includes the launch of flights to Amsterdam and Brussels (both reachable by train from Paris) to São Paulo. It is unclear if this development is related.
AGN has reached out to Azul for confirmation regarding the airline’s Paris plans. The company was not immediately available for a comment.
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