Houston Intercontinental

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

Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) opened six new gates Oct. 22, part of an expansion of its Terminal D.

Japanese LCC Zipair plans to add its fifth U.S. destination next year with flights to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).

Singapore Airlines has dropped a fifth-freedom route between Manchester and Houston but is increasing frequencies to Europe next summer.

United has said it expects to invest around $1.9 billion in the Terminal B project by backing bonds issued by the city of Houston, which owns IAH.

Houston Airports says it is in discussions with U.S. airlines about filling the gap to be left when Southwest Airlines pulls out of IAH from Aug. 4.

NTSB says incorrect runway-condition assumptions appear to have played a role in a United Airlines 737-8 runway excursion on March 8 in Houston.

Three new routes across three continents are being added by United Airlines, with new services to Cebu, Philippines; Marrakesh, Morocco; and Medellin, Colombia.

United says its capacity at IAH will be up 10% for the 2023/24 Northern Hemisphere winter season compared to the prior year.

United Airlines has moved forward with its ambition of opening a new route to Tokyo Haneda Airport.

The carrier has been cleared to launch additional flights to the U.S. even though Mexico’s safety rating remains Category 2.

The initial phase of the codeshare partnership covers nearly 300 routes from Chicago O’Hare, Dubai, Houston and San Francisco.

The Dubai-based carrier has signed another tourism promotion agreement.

Thai passengers will gain access to SIA’s flights to New York JFK and LAX, among other destinations.

The airline especially sees growth potential on Asia-Pacific routes during next year's northern hemisphere summer.

The new routes from Halifax and Vancouver come two months after the airlines announced plans to align transborder networks and share revenue on Canada-US flights.

Emirates and United Airlines have confirmed a codeshare agreement that will see the US carrier launch a new route between Newark and Dubai next year.

JetBlue has won the battle for Spirit, paving the way for a merger that will produce a challenger to the US Big Four.

The move follows two new crew bases opened by the carrier this summer.

The Star Alliance member will be operating to 12 US destinations by June.

An order has been issued by the US Transportation Department that prevents regional carrier SkyWest from ending routes to 29 small communities until a replacement carrier has been found.

The carrier, which has long flown to Mexico’s beaches, will start service to Monterrey.

The carrier is seeking to expand its network as it begins taking delivery of new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

France’s flag-carrier is opening a second route to the UK capital this summer and has received the green light to begin codesharing with Italy’s ITA on transatlantic routes to the US.

Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.