Widebody flights surge at US airports, JFK leads in May 2025

Notably, United emerges as the world's foremost long-haul carrier, leading the US-widebody market with extensive operations. Conversely, Azores Airlines stands at the opposite end of the spectrum, with a singular widebody departure from Boston to Ponta Delgada on May 22 via an A330-200 leased from Hi Fly.

In addition to JFK Airport, contributions to the widebody takeoff tally include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Newark, and Chicago O'Hare, each with a diversified array of services. Dallas/Fort Worth experienced a decline in May's widebody operations from 36 to 35 daily departures, leading to its exclusion from the top ten list. This drop is attributed to American Airlines reducing its twin-aisle operations. Various factors affected these operations, including frequency reductions on routes to destinations like Los Angeles and Rome and the airline's switch to narrowbody aircraft for Miami flights. British Airways' temporary withdrawal from Dallas also played a role in this reduction.

In a shift towards expansion, Boston retains its spot in the top ten, improving its position within a year by increasing its daily widebody departures to 38. Delta emerges prominently at Boston's Logan International Airport, maintaining its status as the airport's largest operator with nine daily flights. The airport welcomed new services from Austrian Airlines and other international carriers, including an increase in flights from Lufthansa, which operates up to triple daily services. Balancing these increases is Iberia's transition to using the Airbus A321XLR, ceasing the use of widebodies on Boston routes but increasing overall frequency.

Additional new entries include Finnair, Turkish Airlines, and Cathay Pacific expanding their frequencies, with the latter commencing Dallas flights onApril 24. In contrast, the world’s longest Boeing 747 passenger flights are set to return, planning to operate to Atlanta until the end of August.