Airline route growth 2027: where the new flights are going
Airline route growth for 2027: US airlines head for Europe's smaller cities, Air Canada adds five cities, Riyadh Air scales up and Ryanair shifts to Italy.
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Airline route growth for 2027: US airlines head for Europe's smaller cities, Air Canada adds five cities, Riyadh Air scales up and Ryanair shifts to Italy.

How airlines decide which routes to fly: demand, rivals, the right aircraft, airport slots, hub connections, seasons, and whether the route makes money.

The winter 2026/27 schedule began on 25 October. Seats are up 2.2% worldwide on fewer extra flights: Italy, Brazil and Spain grow, Germany and Russia shrink.

A short hop between a South Korean island and Seoul carries 14.4 million seats a year. Inside OAG's 2025 ranking of the world's densest air routes.