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Old Jul 11, 2016, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by Romanianflyer
The only recent new additions to transatlantic routes have probably been Norwegian (on a big scale: which is easier to do than just one route, both in marketing and when facing IRROPS) and recently Air Serbia (which has the all-important backing of Etihad).
Aer Lingus announced the biggest-ever expansion in their transatlantic network ever last year; it takes them to over 2 million seats this year, an increase of 17% on last year, and the number of routes increased from 9 to 12 (Hartford, Connecticut to start in September)

Aegean are at the wrong end of Europe to benefit from scooping up passengers for any transatlantic services, though - most of their network would require a significant amount of backtracking.
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