On October 26, northern airlines will switch to winter schedules based on IATA slot seasons. In addition to the return of numerous seasonal services on or around then, there will be many new domestic and international routes—but obviously not as many as in the summer.

Going through schedule changes suggests that 16 international US routes will take off in October, most of which will be brand-new. Many will make it into my weekly new routes newsletter, just as many that started in September did.

The USA’s 16 international route additions

They are shown below. Some 12 of the 16 links will be brand-new for the stated airline in October, while five airport pairs have never had non-stop flights before. The month starts with Philippine Airlines’ long-awaited Seattle service, which has been in the works for years.

Seattle has gained multiple new airlines this year, including Starlux, the return of China Airlines, and now Philippine Airlines, while SAS will return next year. Given the aforementioned change to the winter aviation season, many routes begin towards the end of the month.

Philippine Airlines 777-300ER final approach

Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying

Caveats for inclusion

As usual, various limitations have been imposed:

  • The stated airline must not have served the route since 2020 unless it is materially different, such as operating non-stop rather than one-stop.
  • Only the mainland US and Hawaii are considered, not US territories.
  • Simple seasonal resumptions, of which there are many, are excluded.

The table of coming routes

Start date

Route

Airline

Comments

October 2

Manila-Seattle

Philippine Airlines

Brand-new route for the airline, and the airport pair has never been served. Was due to begin in 2020 but didn’t due to the pandemic.

October 3

Toronto-Phoenix

Porter

Brand-new route for the airline. Daily E195-E2.

October 9

New York JFK-St Vincent

JetBlue

Brand-new route for the airline. Twice-weekly A320ceo.

October 26

Newark-Marrakech

United Airlines

Brand-new route for the airline, and the airport pair has never been served. Indeed, it will be Marrakech’s first US route. Three times weekly 767-300ER.

October 25

Dublin-Las Vegas

Aer Lingus

Brand-new route for the airline, and the airport pair has never been served. Three times weekly A330-300. United carries lots of passengers in this market via Dulles.

October 26

Dallas/Fort Worth-Brisbane

American Airlines

Brand-new route for the airline. Mainly six times weekly 787-9, but later daily; it’ll be American’s longest service. Previously served by Qantas until 2014.

October 26

Dallas/Fort Worth-Rio de Janeiro/Galeão

American

Daily 787-9. Previously served until 2018.

October 26

Tampa-Amsterdam

Delta Air Lines

Daily A330-300. Previously served in 2019.

October 27

Bogota-Chicago O’Hare

Avianca

Daily A320neo. Previously served in 2018/2019.

October 27

Miami-San Salvador

Volaris El Salvador

A320neo, four times weekly. For the first time, it will be non-stop and no longer stop in San Pedro Sula.

October 27

Orlando-London Heathrow

Delta

Brand-new route for the airline. Four times weekly A330neo.

October 27

Amstersam-Portland

KLM

Brand-new route for the airline, although it simply replaces transatlantic joint venture partner Delta. Three times weekly 787-9.

October 27

San Francisco-Monterrey

United Express

Brand-new route for the airline, and the airport pair has never been served. 12 times weekly E175. It will be the USA’s longest international RJ route in October and the country’s third-longest RJ service overall (see here for September’s results).

October 28

Mexico City-Newark

Aeromexico

Brand-new route for the airline. Four times weekly 737 MAX 8.

October 29

Tijuana-Las Vegas

Volaris

Brand-new route for the airline, and the airport pair has never been served. Three times weekly A320ceo/neo. It will be Tijuana’s second US destination, joining Phoenix, which started earlier this year.

October 29

Waterloo-Orlando International

Flair

Brand-new route for the airline. Twice-weekly 737-800. Previously served by WestJet until 2017.

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