These Are the Most Thrilling Airline Routes Launching in September

Summer season is over and airways, just like the climate, are shifting into fall mode. Which means fewer leisure-oriented flights and extra connections geared toward enterprise vacationers.

In Journey+Leisure’s newest highlights of probably the most thrilling routes launching within the month forward, September brings extra connecting choices on American Airways, Delta Air Traces, and United Airways. Spirit Airways takes on low-fare behemoth Southwest Airways in California. And European discounter Norse Atlantic has a brand new transatlantic possibility from Las Vegas.

American, Delta, and United Add Connectivity

American, Delta, and United are including a number of new connecting routes this month. The additions come as airways look so as to add choices for enterprise vacationers as leisure journey slows down after Labor Day.

Delta is increasing its choices at New York LaGuardia with a nonstop to Tulsa starting September 3. It’s going to compete with American on the route. Delta’s new flight departs New York at 5:35 p.m. day by day for the three-hour-and-35-minute run to Tulsa with economic system fares starting from $193 to $448 a technique.

United is including new nonstops from its Los Angeles (LAX) and Washington Dulles hubs starting September 26. The airline will join LAX and St. George, Utah — the house of its regional affiliate SkyWest Airways and a preferred vacation spot with entry to Lake Powell— with one-way economic system fares beginning at $145 for the one-hour-and-30-minute flight that departs LAX day by day at 1:30 p.m. 

From Washington, United will add thrice-daily flights to Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., with economic system fares beginning at $371 a technique. Greenville flights depart Dulles at 8:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m., and 5:20 p.m. for the hour-and-a-half journey. The brand new hyperlink is a component of a bigger 10-route enlargement of United’s Dulles hub this 12 months geared toward growing connecting flight choices there.

American will hyperlink Chicago O’Hare and Evansville, Indiana, from September 3 as a part of its effort to supply probably the most home connectivity of any U.S. airline. The route, which the airline final flew in 2022, enhances American’s current service to Evansville from Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Value, in keeping with Cirium Diio schedules. Flights depart Chicago at 12:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. for the roughly one-hour-and-20-minute journey. Economic system fares start at $391 a technique.

JetBlue Expands in Maine Forward of Leaf Season

JetBlue Airways, not usually one so as to add regional routes, lands in Maine’s North Woods this month. The airline will join Boston with Presque Isle — a metropolis nearer to the Canadian border than Acadia Nationwide Park or Maine’s largest metropolis, Portland — from September 5. Flights will depart Boston day by day at 3 p.m. for the one-hour-and-25-minute journey north. Economic system fares begin at $59 a technique. JetBlue will obtain practically $22 million over two years from the U.S. Division of Transportation’s Important Air Service program to function the route. 

Cape Air Provides New York-Cape Cod Hyperlink

Regional airline Cape Air hyperlinks New York JFK and its Hyannis, Mass., base on September 4. The flight replaces one by companion JetBlue that ends the day earlier than and thus ensures steady year-round air service between New York and Cape Cod. The flight departs New York day by day at 11:55 a.m. with one-way fares beginning at $261. 

Spirit Takes on Southwest in California

Discounter Spirit takes on California’s largest airline, Southwest Airways, with new routes from Burbank to Sacramento and San Jose on September 4. Spirit’s Sacramento flights depart Burbank as much as twice day by day at 9:10 a.m. and round noon (the precise time depends upon the day) for the one-hour-and-15-minute flight north. San Jose flights depart twice day by day at 11:40 a.m. and three:40 p.m. for the one-hour-and-five-minute journey. Airfares vary from $39-49 a technique on each routes.

On the opposite facet of the nation, Spirit will hyperlink Nashville and New Orleans 4 occasions every week from September 4. Flights depart Nashville at 6:05 a.m. on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays for the one-hour-and-35-minute journey. Fares vary $39-67 a technique.

WestJet and Norse Atlantic Add Worldwide Hyperlinks

Additionally from Nashville, WestJet will add a brand new hyperlink to Winnipeg on Mondays and Fridays from September 26. Flights depart Nashville 11:10 a.m. for the three-hour-and-10-minute journey north. Fares, nonetheless, fluctuate extensively by week: offers as low-cost as $88 a technique in economic system might be discovered however on some days fares spike to over $1,000 a technique. 

European discounter Norse Atlantic will land in Las Vegas on September 12 with a brand new nonstop to London. Flights depart Sin Metropolis on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 4:45 p.m. native time and arrive at Gatwick Airport south of London at 10:35 a.m. the following day. Introductory economic system fares begin at $525 a technique. Norse is in good firm on the route with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways already working as much as three Las Vegas-London flights a day, Cirium Diio schedules present.