As of August 18 Austrian Airlines will stop operating their service between London City Airport and Vienna. The route was introduced last October, flying twice daily, but will now be cut due to rising oil prices. In other news, they will also cut their routes to Chicago, and two weekly flights to both New York and Washington. The changes will come into effect from the start of the winter schedule. American Airlines will from the fall cut three daily flights from their base at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. From September 5 they will cut a route to Austin, while from November 2 they will cut routes to Dallas and St. Louis. American Airlines are cutting 6,500 jobs and grounding 75 planes only in the US. US Airways is set to end their regional services from Oklahoma City to Las Vegas and Phoenix. The routes will stop from September 3. They will be cut due to the rising price of oil.
easyJet will launch a new route between London Gatwick Airport and Helsinki. The airline will operate the route on a daily basis from November. At the same time, easyJet will cut the routes from Berlin and Gdansk and Belfast, due to low passenger demand.