Air France Adds Nashville and San Diego; Ryanair to Quit Bremen: Route News for October 9, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 — covering route announcements published October 8–9, 2026.

Air France made the biggest splash of the past day for U.S. readers, confirming two new transatlantic routes for summer 2027: Paris to San Diego and Paris to Nashville, both on the Airbus A350-900. American Airlines is moving its summer Bozeman flight from LaGuardia to New York JFK and growing it to four weekly trips. In Europe, Icelandair is returning to Madrid, TUI Airways is adding three Spanish routes from London Gatwick, and Ryanair says it will pull out of Bremen entirely from April 2027. Several carriers also paused Riyadh flights after Thursday’s security disruption in Saudi Arabia.

TBA means the detail has not been published yet.

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New Routes

Air France: Paris (CDG) → San Diego (SAN)

• Airline: Air France
• Route: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) → San Diego (SAN)
• Start date: May 3, 2027
• Frequency: 3 times weekly (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
• Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

Air France confirmed the route in an October 8 release, with tickets going on sale October 14. Flight AF058 leaves Paris at 10:10 a.m. and reaches San Diego at 12:50 p.m.; AF059 departs at 3:10 p.m. and lands in Paris at 11:05 a.m. the next day. Source conflict: One Mile at a Time, working from an earlier schedule filing, lists a May 17 start. The date here follows Air France’s own release.

Air France: Paris (CDG) → Nashville (BNA)

• Airline: Air France
• Route: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) → Nashville (BNA)
• Start date: May 14, 2027
• Frequency: 3 times weekly (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
• Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

AF046 departs Paris at 2:10 p.m. and arrives in Nashville at 4:40 p.m.; AF047 leaves at 6:55 p.m. and reaches Paris at 10:15 a.m. the following day. The flight number is a nod to Dolly Parton’s 1946 birth year. With the two additions, Air France says it will serve 20 U.S. destinations in summer 2027. Source conflict: One Mile at a Time shows flight numbers AF38/AF39 from the earlier filing; the airline’s release uses AF046/AF047.

American Airlines: New York (JFK) → Bozeman (BZN)

• Airline: American Airlines
• Route: New York (JFK) → Bozeman, Montana (BZN)
• Start date: June 18, 2027
• Frequency: 4 times weekly, seasonal through September 8, 2027
• Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8

AeroRoutes reports that American’s summer 2027 schedule swaps its once-weekly LaGuardia–Bozeman flight for a JFK departure. AA2756 leaves JFK at 9:00 a.m. and arrives in Bozeman at 12:24 p.m.; the return departs at 1:15 p.m. and lands at 7:55 p.m. American has not issued a press release on the change.

Icelandair: Reykjavik (KEF) → Madrid (MAD)

• Airline: Icelandair
• Route: Reykjavik Keflavik (KEF) → Madrid (MAD)
• Start date: April 9, 2027
• Frequency: 2 times weekly, rising to 3 times weekly from May 19, 2027; seasonal through October 25, 2027
• Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8

This is a resumption: Icelandair last flew to Madrid in October 2024. The end-of-season date comes from Aviation Week; the aircraft type comes from AeroRoutes.

TUI Airways: three new London Gatwick (LGW) routes to Spain

• Airline: TUI Airways
• Route: London Gatwick (LGW) → Valencia (VLC) — Start date: March 28, 2027 — Frequency: 5 times weekly — Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
• Route: London Gatwick (LGW) → Seville (SVQ) — Start date: March 30, 2027 — Frequency: 3 times weekly — Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
• Route: London Gatwick (LGW) → Santiago de Compostela (SCQ) — Start date: March 31, 2027 — Frequency: 3 times weekly — Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8

All three appear in TUI’s summer 2027 schedule filing, as reported by AeroRoutes.

Discover Airlines: Frankfurt (FRA) → Jerez de la Frontera (XRY)

• Airline: Discover Airlines
• Route: Frankfurt (FRA) → Jerez de la Frontera (XRY)
• Start date: March 20, 2027
• Frequency: 1 time weekly at launch; 3 times weekly from March 30; 4 times weekly from April 11; then between 1 and 4 times weekly through the season
• Aircraft: Airbus A320

The Lufthansa Group leisure carrier picks up a route that Lufthansa mainline flew until October 2021.

Batik Air Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Subang (SZB) → Denpasar (DPS)

• Airline: Batik Air Malaysia
• Route: Kuala Lumpur Subang (SZB) → Denpasar, Bali (DPS)
• Start date: December 2, 2026 (pushed back from October 20, 2026)
• Frequency: 4 times weekly
• Aircraft: Boeing 737-800

The launch of this previously announced route has slipped by about six weeks.

Routes Being Discontinued

Ryanair: all Bremen (BRE) routes

• Airline: Ryanair
• Route: Bremen (BRE) → London Stansted (STN), Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Malaga (AGP), Alicante (ALC) and Zadar (ZAD)
• Last day / effective: Service ends from April 2027; exact last day TBA

Ryanair announced on October 8 that it will leave Bremen at the start of the summer 2027 season, blaming Germany’s aviation tax and airport, security and air navigation charges. The airline puts the loss at about 500,000 seats a year. Bremen Airport officials counter that Ryanair’s fee demands would have meant losing money on every passenger. The five affected routes are named by The Local Germany; Ryanair’s release does not list them.

American Airlines: New York (LGA) → Bozeman (BZN)

• Airline: American Airlines
• Route: New York LaGuardia (LGA) → Bozeman (BZN)
• Last day / effective: TBA

The once-weekly seasonal LaGuardia flight is replaced by the new JFK service in summer 2027 (see New Routes). A final LaGuardia operating date has not been published.

Saudia: Jeddah (JED) → Birmingham (BHX)

• Airline: Saudia
• Route: Jeddah (JED) → Birmingham, U.K. (BHX)
• Last day / effective: Planned resumption on April 1, 2027 has been removed from the schedule

Saudia had filed three weekly Boeing 787-9 flights. AeroRoutes reports the schedule is gone and reservations are closed.

Luxair: Luxembourg (LUX) → Abu Dhabi (AUH)

• Airline: Luxair
• Route: Luxembourg (LUX) → Abu Dhabi (AUH)
• Last day / effective: Never launched; the planned October 26, 2026 start has been cancelled for winter 2026–27

The route was planned as a once-weekly Boeing 737 MAX 8 service. AeroRoutes reported the removal on October 8, noting that Luxair pulled the flights in recent weeks.

Riyadh (RUH): temporary suspensions

• Airline: Lufthansa Group — Route: group flights to Riyadh (RUH), origin airports TBA — Last day / effective: suspended through October 16, 2026
• Airline: Air India and Air India Express — Route: all flights to Riyadh (RUH), including Delhi (DEL) → Riyadh — Last day / effective: suspended through October 10, 2026
• Airline: Akasa Air — Route: all flights to Riyadh (RUH), origin airports TBA — Last day / effective: suspended through October 10, 2026

These are short-term security pauses announced Thursday, October 8, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed a missile attack on Riyadh’s airport. They are not permanent route cuts. IndiGo cancelled Riyadh flights from Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai through Friday, and Emirates and Etihad cancelled Riyadh flights on October 9. Dates are changing quickly, so confirm with the airline before listing for these flights.

Also noted: a delayed resumption

• Airline: China Eastern — Route: Shanghai Pudong (PVG) → Riyadh (RUH) — Effective: resumption pushed back to January 16, 2027 at the earliest; 5 times weekly on the Airbus A330-200

Sources

• Air France — “Summer 2027: Air France to serve Nashville and San Diego in the United States” — https://corporate.airfrance.com/en/news/summer-2027-air-france-serve-nashville-and-san-diego-united-states
• AirlineGeeks — “Air France Adds Routes to U.S.” — https://airlinegeeks.com/2026/10/08/air-france-adds-routes-to-u-s/
• One Mile at a Time — “Air France Adding Flights To Nashville & San Diego In Summer 2027” — https://onemileatatime.com/news/air-france-nashville-san-diego-flights/
• AeroRoutes — “American NS27 New York – Bozeman Service Changes” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-aans27nycbzn
• AeroRoutes — “Icelandair Resumes Madrid Service in NS27” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-fins27mad
• Aviation Week — “Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C October 5, 2026)” — https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-networks-latest-rolling-daily-updates-wc-october-5-2026
• AeroRoutes — “TUI Airways Adds New London Gatwick – Spain Routes in NS27” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-tomns27es
• AeroRoutes — “Discover Airlines Adds Frankfurt – Jerez in NS27” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-4yns27xry
• AeroRoutes — “Batik Air Malaysia Moves KL Subang – Denpasar Launch to Dec 2026” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-oddec26dps
• Ryanair — “Ryanair streicht ab Sommer 2027 alle Flüge nach Bremen” — https://corporate.ryanair.com/nachrichten/ryanair-streicht-ab-sommer-2027-alle-fluge-nach-bremen/
• The Local Germany — “Ryanair scraps all flights from Bremen airport from spring 2027” — https://thelocal.de/20261008/ryanair-scraps-all-flights-from-bremen-airport-from-spring-2027
• AeroRoutes — “Saudia Removes Birmingham NS27 Service Resumption” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-svns27bhx
• AeroRoutes — “Luxair Cancels Abu Dhabi Service in NW26” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-lgdnw26auh
• Gulf Business (Reuters) — “Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend Riyadh flights after Houthi attacks” — https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2026/saudi-arabia/lufthansa-indian-airlines-suspend-riyadh-flights-houthi-attacks/
• Türkiye Today — “Lufthansa Group suspends Riyadh flights through Oct. 16 after missile disruption” — https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/lufthansa-group-suspends-riyadh-flights-through-oct-16-after-missile-disruption-3229915
• Gulf News — “Flying from the UAE this weekend? Check these cancellations, delays and airline changes” — https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/uae-flights-emirates-etihad-cancel-riyadh-services-as-dubai-abu-dhabi-delays-hit-weekend-travel-1.500704399
• AeroRoutes — “China Eastern Moves Shanghai – Riyadh Resumption to Jan 2027” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261008-mujan27ruh