More than 35 airlines operate passenger flights between the US and Europe, with some offering unique routes such as Air Tahiti Nui’s Papeete-Los Angeles-Paris CDG service and Emirates’ Dubai-Milan Malpensa-New York JFK route. Despite the diverse offerings, Hainan Airlines is excluded from consideration due to its US-European leg not being bookable.
According to Cirium Diio data, over 92,900 passenger flights are scheduled from the US to Europe between February and July 2025. This marks a growth of 3.1% compared to the same period in 2024 and an increase of 11.1% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
The analysis focuses on percentage growth, highlighting smaller operators like Italy’s Neos. Notably, Turkish Airlines, Aer Lingus, and Icelandair rank among the top ten by take-offs. United remains the largest operator across this market segment with a 5.3% increase in services.
The list of airlines showing significant growth includes:
– Finnair: “+43.2%”
– Neos: “+20.9%”, launching Bari-New York JFK on June 3
– Discover: “+16.0%”, starting Munich-Orlando on March 3
– LOT Polish: “+14.3%”, increasing frequencies on Warsaw-New York JFK
– Turkish Airlines: “+13.8%”, expanding frequencies on multiple routes
– Aer Lingus: “+12.0%”, introducing Dublin-Nashville on April 12
– KLM: “+9.7%”, beginning Amsterdam-San Diego on May 8
– Austrian: “+9.5%”, continuing Vienna-Boston services initiated in July 2024
– Icelandair: “+9.4%”, starting Keflavik-Nashville on April 10
– SAS: “+7.7%”, resuming Oslo-New York JFK service
Finnair leads with a substantial percentage increase in US services planned for February through July 2025 compared to last year, focusing solely on frequency increases within its existing network.
