Airlines often update their networks, and BTN is providing a list of select new airline destination announcements. Help keep BTN up to date by sending network development news to BTN senior transportation editor Donna M. Airoldi at [email protected].
June 2026 Announcements
For the week ending June 5
Iberia has launched direct flights between Madrid and Monterrey, Mexico, the carrier announced June 3. Flights will operate three times weekly with Airbus A330-200 aircraft configured with 288 seats across business and economy cabins.
Cathay Pacific in the first quarter of 2027 plans to launch direct service between Hong Kong and Almaty, Kazakhstan, the carrier announced June 2. Flights will operate three times weekly with Airbus A330-300 widebody aircraft, and it will be the only direct service linking Hong Kong with Kazakhstan, according to Cathay.
El Al on Oct. 25 will launch nonstop service between Tel Aviv and San Francisco, the carrier announced June 1. The route will operate three times weekly with "the airline's advanced [Boeing] Dreamliner aircraft," according to El Al.