The North Atlantic market is experiencing a surge in activity, with about 40 new routes set to launch in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, reflecting the strong demand for travel between Europe and North America.
Analysis of data provided by OAG Schedules Analyser shows that U.S. carriers will collectively account for more than 20 new transatlantic services commencing in the three months to the end of June, led by Delta Air Lines with eight new routes.
The expansion will see Atlanta-based Delta add flights to cities such as Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin and Milan. In particular, a new daily service from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania, Sicily, positions Delta as the first U.S. airline to operate direct flights to this previously underserved destination.
The SkyTeam alliance member is also enhancing connectivity to Italy with the introduction of 4X-weekly service from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Naples, alongside flights from Boston to Milan Malpensa and Minneapolis-St. Paul to Rome Fiumicino. The other network additions will see the airline offer Boston-Barcelona, Atlanta-Brussels, Minneapolis-Copenhagen and Detroit-Dublin routes.
Meanwhile, United Airlines plans to open seven new European connections during Q2, commencing four routes from New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao, Spain; Palermo and Rome, Italy; and Funchal, Portugal. Washington Dulles International Airport will see two new routes—to Nice, France, and Venice, Italy—while one connection will be launched from Denver to Rome.
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American Airlines is adding six European services to its schedule, including four routes to points in Italy. The Oneworld alliance member plans to link Chicago-Naples; Dallas Fort Worth-Venice; Miami-Rome Fiumicino; and Philadelphia-Milan Malpensa. Flights will also be offered between Charlotte and Athens, Greece, and Philadelphia and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Elsewhere, other eye-catching additions in the transatlantic market will see JetBlue Airways serve Edinburgh and Madrid from Boston; Norse Atlantic Airways open Los Angeles routes from Athens and Rome Fiumicino; Westjet returning to Amsterdam with a route from Halifax; and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) resuming flights to Seattle after a 15-year hiatus.
TAP Air Portugal will also expand its North American network by offering a Lisbon-Los Angeles route—previously the largest unserved city pair between Portugal and the U.S.—as well as flights linking Porto and Boston, and Terceira in the Azores and San Francisco.
Alongside this, Aer Lingus is opening two new U.S. routes using its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Flights between Dublin and Nashville will start on April 12, marking the first-ever direct connection between Ireland and Tennessee, while a Dublin-Indianapolis service begins on May 3, becoming the sole nonstop link between Indiana and Europe.
Away from the transatlantic market, other notable new European routes starting in Q2 2025 include Wizz Air’s second A321XLR service, which will link Milan and Abu Dhabi, and Asiana Airlines’ decision to open flights to Prague.
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