New spring routes launched
Spring route churn: Frontier announced four new U.S. routes across seven airports, British Airways added extra return flights London–Bangkok and London–Singapore, Heathrow unveiled nine new international routes, and Nashville launched new service to Knoxville. (news.flyfrontier.com) (aviationa2z.com) (travelandtourworld.com) (eu.tennessean.com)
Service start dates for the Frontier additions span May 5 to June 11, with the carrier scheduling daily frequencies on several sectors and 4x-weekly service on others and introductory fares listed between $49 and $89. (flyfrontier.com) (news.flyfrontier.com) Frontier’s release also highlights a product refresh called “The New Frontier,” including an UpFront Plus cabin with extra legroom in the first two rows and a guaranteed empty middle seat for UpFront Plus customers. (flyfrontier.com) (news.flyfrontier.com) British Airways inserted specific extra long‑haul returns this month, operating BA019/BA020 on the LHR–Bangkok pair on March 19–20 and additional LHR–Singapore rotations using BA013/BA014 on March 16, 18 and 20. (aeroroutes.com) (aeroroutes.com) Heathrow’s announced nine new summer 2026 services include Melbourne, Rome, Seattle, St Louis, Seville, Tivat, Guernsey, Islamabad and Lahore on the airport’s 2026 schedule. (yahoo.com) (uk.news.yahoo.com) British Airways will operate the only direct UK–St. Louis service, launching four-weekly flights from Heathrow from April 19, 2026, as part of the Heathrow additions. (travelwires.com) (travelwires.com) Southwest inaugurated the Nashville–Knoxville link on March 5, 2026, with a ceremonial first flight attended by officials including Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. (wivk.com) (wivk.com) McGhee Tyson Airport handled a record 3.3 million passengers in 2024, a figure cited by Knoxville airport officials as underpinning the case for the new Nashville connection that Southwest launched in March. (wivk.com) (wivk.com)
