Airlines Expand U.S. and International Flight Routes

Southwest will add seasonal Saturday flights from Pittsburgh to Panama City, Savannah and Punta Cana beginning June 5, 2027, increase service to four existing destinations and resume seasonal nonstop Wichita–Orlando flights next summer. Delta plans year-round, twice-daily Salt Lake City–Flagstaff service starting June 7, 2027, and seasonal Detroit–Athens flights three times weekly from June 8; it will also add four-times-weekly Boston–Venice flights next May and restart daily Detroit–Rome service in early March. American will restore twice-daily New York JFK–Seattle service on April 2, 2027, after an eight-year absence, while Etihad will launch four weekly Abu Dhabi–Calgary flights, the first scheduled passenger link between the Middle East and Alberta. Qantas and Jetstar plan additional Australia–Indonesia services under expanded bilateral flight rights, including Qantas routes from Brisbane to Bali and Perth to Jakarta, and a Jetstar Western Sydney–Bali service; the plans are subject to approvals.