AS the fall and holiday travel season quickly approaches, major airlines are adjusting their schedules and canceling select routes.
Major airlines are adding new international and domestic routes while cutting others to keep up with customer demand, which may impact the way you travel.
Delta Airlines announced new routes leaving from New York[/caption]
American Airlines announced a new bus route[/caption]
United canceled all flights from Houston to Havana[/caption]
DELTA
Delta recently announced that it would be cutting seven routes.
Four of the routes are based in St. Paul, Minneapolis. There, the airline is cutting flights from St. Paul to Albuquerque, Buffalo, Fairbanks and Great Falls.
The company is also cutting routes from Salt Lake City to Toronto, and from Atlanta to Fresno.
On the positive side, the airline has added several new routes leaving from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
The airline added routes to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Memphis International Airport, and St. Louis Lambert International Airport, taking flight on September 8.
The routes will initially run at least once a day.
The airline also extended routes leaving from New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
Travelers can now continue to enjoy daily flight service to Panama City Beach’s Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport through November 6.
The airline has one last major New York expansion, which includes flights from Westchester County Airport to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Delta will also be adding new services from Salt Lake City to Little Rock, Arkansa, and from Austin to Palm Springs, California.
UNITED AIRLINES
United Airlines unexpectedly canceled flights from the Texas to Cuba, beginning on September 2.
Customers can no longer book flights between Havana and Houston beyond September 1.
The suspension will last the entire winter season, according to papers seen by The U.S. Sun.
“We make regular adjustments to our flight schedule based on seasonality, demand, and other market factors,” a spokesperson for United told The U.S. Sun.
Airline changes
Delta:
- Delta is cutting routes from:
- Atlanta to Fresno, California
- Detroit to San Jose, California
- Minneapolis-St. Paul to Albuquerque
- Minneapolis-St. Paul to Buffalo
- Minneapolis-St. Paul to Fairbanks
- Minneapolis-St. Paul to Great Falls, Montana
- Salt Lake City to Toronto
- Delta is adding routes to:
- New York-JFK to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- New York-JFK to Memphis International Airport
- New York-JFK to St. Louis Lambert International Airport
- New York-LGA to Panama City
- Westchester County to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
American Airlines
- American is adding a new bus route from Trenton to Philadelphia
Air India
- Air India is cutting routes from Washington DC to New Delhi
Alaska Airlines
- Alaska Airlines is adding a route from Seattle, Washington, to London Heathrow
AMERICAN AIRLINES
American Airlines announced a route that won’t be taken by plane, but rather by bus instead.
The airline has announced a new coach bus route connecting Trenton to Philadelphia International Airport.
Those taking the shuttle to Philadelphia will undergo TSA screening beforehand, so they won’t need to go through security again once at the Philadelphia airport.
The service will run three times a day, each way starting September 22, according to the airline.
AIR INDIA
Air India announced that services between Washington DC and New Delhi will be suspended starting September 1.
The announcement comes as the airline “continues to address the aftermath of the fatal crash of flight AI 171 in June,” reported Aviation Week.
The company said passengers will be affected until “at least” the end of 2026.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Alaska Airlines announced its first-ever transatlantic route from Seattle, Washington, to London Heathrow.
The flight will take around nine and a half hours, with daily routes expected to start in the springtime.
