Chinese carriers are adding a fresh wave of Europe routes in June, including China Eastern flights to Zurich and Stockholm, Air China service from Beijing Daxing to Milan, Beijing Capital Airlines flights to Lisbon, and China Southern’s Guangzhou-Urumqi-Frankfurt service.

Air China is transferring five Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Shenzhen Airlines as part of a broader capital increase, a fleet move that could give the Star Alliance carrier’s Shenzhen subsidiary a much more serious long-haul platform.

SAS has returned to India after a 17-year absence with year-round Copenhagen-Mumbai flights, creating the first nonstop link between Copenhagen and Mumbai and giving SkyTeam a more useful northern European bridge into India.

Japan Airlines and ANA are raising fuel surcharges again for international travel, with Japan-Europe and Japan-North America charges moving toward record territory as jet fuel prices and Middle East disruption keep pressure on long-haul airline economics.

Finnair will restore flights from Turku and Tampere to Helsinki in October 2026, reconnecting two Finnish cities to the airline’s long-haul hub and giving regional travelers a smoother path into Finnair’s European, Asian, North American, and Australian networks.

Delta Air Lines has launched daily Los Angeles-Hong Kong service with Airbus A350 aircraft, restoring a major trans-Pacific connection and giving SkyTeam travelers a new nonstop option between Southern California and one of Asia’s most important aviation markets.

Aegean Airlines and Icelandair have signed a memorandum of understanding for a codeshare partnership, a small but smart network move that could make Greece-Iceland travel easier while giving both airlines more reach at the edges of their route maps.

Turkish Airlines is preparing to add premium economy to its future Airbus A350 long-haul fleet, a move that would give the Star Alliance carrier a stronger product bridge between economy and business class just as it prepares for longer-range flying from Istanbul, including its planned nonstop Australia services.

Airline and travel groups are warning that the European Union’s new Entry-Exit System could create severe border delays at airports this summer, turning an immigration technology rollout into a passenger-experience and operations issue for carriers across Europe.

Ethiopian Airlines plans to add Nacala, Mozambique, to its network in July 2026 through a three-times-weekly Addis Ababa-Blantyre-Nacala-Addis Ababa triangle route. The move gives Ethiopian a new point in northern Mozambique while also reshaping service to Blantyre, Beira, and Bulawayo.