Here’s Every New Flight Scheduled to Come to PHL in 2019

Plus, a look at all of the flights discontinued at the airport in the last year.

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The Philadelphia International Airport serves about 30 million commercial passengers each year and runs about 500 daily nonstop flights to more than 120 national and international destinations. Almost weekly there’s a new announcement about an airline expanding its service at the hub. With recent announcements from American Airlines, the airport’s top airline, and Frontier, the airport’s fourth leading airline, there’s a lot on the horizon for 2019. Here’s a look at every new flight scheduled to come to Philly this year, according to PHL. Plus, here’s a look at all of the flights that have been canceled within the past year.

New Flights Coming to PHL in 2019

American Airlines

January 2019

San Antonio

Des Moines

Madison

Omaha

Oklahoma City

Fort Wayne

Pensacola

Worcester

Sarasota

February 2019

Key West

Melbourne

April 2019

Edinburgh

May 2019

Asheville

Chattanooga

June 2019

Berlin

Bologna

Dubrovnik

Halifax

Frontier Airlines

February 2019

Charleston, SC

Jacksonville

Madison

Memphis

Omaha

Birmingham

Grand Rapids

Indianapolis

Savannah

Dallas-Fort Worth

Sarasota

Montego Bay

April 2019

Atlanta

Las Vegas

Myrtle Beach

Raleigh-Durham

Spirit Airlines

May 2019

Fort Myers

Tampa

New Orleans

Minneapolis

San Juan

Sun Country Airlines

April 2019

Minneapolis

Service Upgrades at PHL

Canada

American recently expanded seasonal service to Quebec City as well as year-round service to Ottawa.

Frankfurt

Lufthansa is upgrading its existing Philadelphia to Frankfurt route to B747-400 aircraft with 371 seats effective March 31, resulting in an increase of almost 100 seats per departure.

Prague

American announced that it will offer more seats on flights between Philadelphia and Prague in 2019 due to popular demand and robust ticket sales. Airbus 330-200 aircraft will feature more than 500 additional seats per week. The Philadelphia to Prague flight debuted in spring 2018.

Flights Canceled Within the Past Year

American Airlines

Glasgow, Scotland (effective fall 2018)

Frankfurt, Germany (effective October 2018)

Mexico City (effective January 2019)

Munich, Germany (effective March 30, 2019)

Erie, PA (effective May 2019)

Frontier Airlines

St. Augustine (effective fall 2018)

Spirit Airlines

Minneapolis (effective fall 2018)

Icelandair

Icelandair had planned to expand its seasonal service to January 2019 but opted to end it as scheduled in October.

Other flights discontinued in 2018 by various airlines include: