Eight brand-new transatlantic routes connecting US & Canada set for launch in 2026

Royal Jordanian is set to begin flights between Amman and Dallas/Fort Worth on May 10, using a Boeing 787-8 four times per week. This service becomes Royal Jordanian’s seventh North American destination and is notable as Dallas/Fort Worth’s ninth long-haul route operated by an oneworld alliance member. In the past year, approximately 545 daily round-trip passengers traveled between Dallas and the Middle East; Dubai and Tel Aviv were more popular destinations than Amman. "Higher-yielding local Amman traffic will be important to Royal Jordanian, and not just from Dallas. It will also carry passengers who connect in Dallas to reach the Jordanian capital, such as from Los Angeles (88 daily passengers), San Francisco (66), Houston (55), New Orleans (28), and Phoenix (27). Of course, these cities already have one-stop options to Amman."

American Airlines will introduce daily nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Athens beginning May 21 with a Boeing 787-8.

Air Canada has scheduled two new European routes out of Montreal: Catania starting June 4 with three weekly Boeing 787-8 flights, and Palma de Mallorca beginning June 17 using an Airbus A321XLR four times per week. The Montreal-Palma route marks Canada's first scheduled connection to Spain's Balearic Islands; it is timed at up to eight hours and fifty-five minutes in duration. Air Canada's incoming A321XLRs are configured with 182 seats—14 in business class arranged in a herringbone pattern, and 168 in economy class—with premium seating representing only eight percent of total capacity. These configurations suit leisure-focused markets such as Palma de Mallorca.

Delta will also launch Boston-Nice on May 16 with three weekly A330-300 flights.

The article notes that these routes exclude any city pairs previously served or those added by airlines where another carrier already operates the link.

According to industry sources like Simple Flying, these additions highlight ongoing expansion by North American carriers into new transatlantic markets as travel demand continues to evolve.