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Airlines expand US-Europe routes amid growing demand

Airlines expand US-Europe routes amid growing demand
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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.

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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.

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