Weekly Roundup: Route Resumptions, Cancellations

DALLAS — Several airlines have announced notable route resumptions and terminations this week. Here's the weekly round up:

Middle East Airlines (ME) resumed its full regular flight schedule starting December 12, 2024. The airline added 32 extra flights between November 28 and December 3 to meet high demand, including new routes to Baghdad, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Doha.

Multiple airlines restarted flights to Beirut Airport (BEY) as the ceasefire holds:

Royal Jordanian (RJ) resumed daily services between Amman and Beirut on December 1, 2024.
Turkish Airlines (TK) restarted Istanbul to Beirut flights on December 3, 2024.
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) resumed flights between Beirut and Addis Ababa from December 8, 2024.
Qatar Airways (QR) restarted operations to Doha on December 9, 2024, with one daily round-trip flight.
Emirates (EK) restarted flights to Dubai on December 9, 2024.

Route Cancellations Announced

Let's turn now to this week's route cancellation announcements. Several airlines have announced the termination of notable domestic and international routes this week:

United Airlines (UA) has cut three international routes:

Washington DC (IAD) to Amman (AMM), Jordan: This route, previously suspended due to regional conflicts near Israel, has now been permanently canceled.
Newark (EWR) to Tenerife (TFS), Spain: This service will end on April 30, 2025, despite recently being extended to year-round operation.
Los Angeles (LAX) to Tulum (TQO): UA has made cuts, effective March 30, 2025, to its Tulum Felipe Carrillo Puerto Airport routes in Mexico due to falling travel demands.

American Airlines (AA) is also cutting several routes:

Miami (MIA) to White Plains will end after May 2025.
Phoenix (PHX) to Idaho Falls will cease operations around the same time.

Last but not least, after 25 years of operating the service, Aer Lingus (EI) is cutting all of its flights between Cork and Amsterdam.

These route resumptions and cancellations reflect airlines' responses to changing market conditions, geopolitical factors, and operational considerations as they adjust their networks for the upcoming seasons.