Summary

  • Ten routes are domestic and operated by seven airlines.
  • Six routes are international and operated by four airlines.
  • Only one long-haul route is set to begin: London Gatwick-Las Vegas by Norse Atlantic.

Airlines plan to add 16 US routes in September. As always, some are new, and others are resumptions. The list is very different from those that started in August. I am sure as many as possible will make it into my weekly routes newsletter.

One-off flights and charter flights are excluded.

Ten domestic additions

The table below summarizes them in start date order. On September 3,

Delta Air Lines

regional unit, Delta Connection, will begin flying from New York LaGuardia to Tulsa, the carrier’s second Oklahoma route from the Big Apple. It will compete directly with American Eagle’s daily E175 service.

Delta Connection (Endeavor Air) Bombardier CRJ900.

Photo: Minh K Tran | Shutterstock

Until 2022, LaGuardia-Tulsa had never been served. Now it will have a record two airlines. Greater NYC had no Tulsa flights for years. Between January 2015 (when United Express ended its longest-served Newark-Tulsa route) and November 2022 (when American Eagle started flying from LaGuardia), everyone had to fly via a hub.

Start date

Airline

Route

Served by the airline before?

Comments

September 3

American Eagle

Chicago O’Hare-Evansville

Yes (for years until 2022)

Double daily CRJ200 (do you like those 50-seat, all-econ RJs?); it’s way too long to be among the airline’s shortest routes

September 3

Delta Connection

New York LaGuardia-Tulsa

No

Daily CRJ900

September 4

American

Los Angeles-Los Angeles

Yes (regularly until 2018, then in September from 2019)

Six roundtrip 102-seat A321T flights for the Toronto Film Festival

September 4

Cape Air

Hyannis-New York JFK

No

Daily Cessna 402 until June; codeshares with JetBlue, which runs summer seasonally

September 4

Spirit

Burbank-Sacramento

No

Double daily A320neo (daily from October 9)

September 4

Spirit

Burbank-San Jose

No

Mainly double daily A320neo (daily from October 8)

September 5

JetBlue

Boston-Presque Isle

No (Presque Isle is new to JetBlue’s network)

Daily E190; Essential Air Service funded

September 5

Spirit

Nashville-New Orleans

Yes (2019-2020)

Four weekly A320neo

September 5

Sun Country

Las Vegas-Williston

Yes (last served December 2023; returns annually)

Twice-weekly 737-800

September 26

United Express

Los Angeles-St George

Yes (until 2009, then 2011-2013, then 2017-2020)

Daily CRJ200

Six international routes

They are shown below. Recall that one-offs are excluded. Despite this, it is worth noting that

American Airlines

plans Philadelphia-São Paulo on September 5 for the NFL, with the return flight on September 7. The Boeing 787-8 will be used.

American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner N809AA

Photo: Soos Joszef | Shutterstock

Only one new long-haul route, Norse Atlantic from London Gatwick to Las Vegas, made the cut. That’s no surprise: September is quite an unusual time to begin them. Many more will take off on/around October 27, when northern airlines switch to winter schedules. Still, my favorite international additions are Aerus’ links to Texas aboard nine-seat Cessna Caravans.

Start date

Airline

Routing

Served by the airline before?

Comments

September 3

Atlantic Airways

Faroe Islands-Stewart

Yes (August/September 2023)

Weekly A320neo flights; ends later in September

September 12

Aerus

Monterrey-Brownsville

No (airport pair last served by Aeromexico Connect in 2013)

Initially daily, later 10 weekly, Cessna Caravan

September 12

Aerus

Monterrey-Corpus Christi

No (aside from just three Aeromar ATR flights in 2006, the airport pair is brand-new)

Four weekly, later five weekly, Cessna Caravan

September 12

Aerus

Monterrey-Laredo

No (airport pair last served by Aeromexico Connect in 2013)

Five weekly Cessna Caravan

September 12

Norse Atlantic

London Gatwick-Las Vegas

No (Sin City is new to its network)

Three times weekly 787-9

September 16

WestJet

Winnipeg-Nashville

No (the airport pair is brand-new)

Twice-weekly 737 MAX 8

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