Exciting New Airline Route Announcements for 2025 – Technologist

Get a step ahead of other travelers with the inside scoop on new airline routes. Here are some of the most exciting new route announcements for 2025. Most of these new routes will operate seasonally with frequency from 3-4 times/week to daily. Be the early bird!

New Airline Route Announcements

Delta Air Lines

Note: These seasonal flights will start on the date listed and operate through various October dates.

• May 22 – New York-JFK – Catania, Sicily
• May 23 – Boston – Milan
• May 23 – Minneapolis-St Paul – Rome
• May 23 – Atlanta – Naples
• March 30 – Chicago – Madrid
• May 7 – Detroit – Dublin
• May 22 – Boston – Barcelona
• June 10 – Atlanta – Brussels

Due to high demand from North American travelers, Delta Air Lines will be adding more daily flights and increasing the frequency of flights per week in 2025 for some key routes:

• Atlanta – Zurich, daily from April 15
• Detroit – Munich, daily from April 14
• Atlanta – Athens, 11x week from March 30
• Atlanta – Barcelona, 10x week from Feb 20
• Atlanta – Rome, 17x weekly from March 6

American Airlines

• March 30 Philadelphia – Athens
• May 5 Philadelphia – Naples
• May 23 Philadelphia – Edinburgh
• May 23 Philadelphia – Milan
• June 5 Charlotte – Athens
• July 5 Miami – Rome

Southwest Airlines

• March 8 Nashville – Los Cabos
• March 8 Nashville – Punta Cana

Azores Airlines

• Oct 28 New York – Terceira for the winter season
• Weekly direct Boston – Terceira
• Expanded flights Boston – Sao Miguel

Cathay Pacific

• April 24 Dallas-Fort Worth – Hong Kong (The International Date Line turns this 16-hour flight into three days).

SAS Scandinavia

• March 30 New York-JFK – Oslo
• May Seattle – Copenhagen

Best Time To Book International Airfare

When is the best time to buy an international trip ticket? That depends. Booking too early can be expensive, and booking at the last minute can also be costly. Booking international travel around 60 days out seems to be the ideal window.

If you have your sights set on a destination for next year’s vacation, start to track prices for that season. Use flight price aggregators like Google Flights or Hopper to see patterns of price fluctuations.

Naturally, you will pay the max over peak holidays and in summer. If you plan to redeem airline and/or loyalty points, mark your calendars to save your seat as far in advance as possible.

Most major airlines release flights for booking between 330 and 361 days in advance. However, the exact number of days depends on the airline:

• American: 331 days out
• Delta Air Lines: 331 days
• United Airlines: 337
• Southwest: 8 months, or 250 days
• Air Canada: 354 days ahead
• Alaska Airlines: 330 days
• Allegiant Air: 6-9 months
• Avelo Airlines: 4-5 months out
• Breeze Airways: 7 months
• JetBlue: 331 days
• Spirit: 330
• British Airways: 355 days
• Cathay Pacific: 360 days

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