Trip Report: Foreign Airline Status At MCO

The covid-19 situation has decimated  tourism to Orlando but  our international service is slowly beginning to come back.  Today we look at some of the international airlines that fly into Orlando to check their return status.  Virgin Atlantic (GB) used to have 4-5 daily Boeing 747's flying to the UK. On November 1st they resume service to Manchester and switch their London service from Gatwick to Heathrow. Glasgow resumes March 31st. Belfast resumes June 20th. All services will be on Airbus A330 equipment.

 British Airways (GB) resumes service to London-Gatwick on October 12th using a Boeing 777. On October 25th they will begin service to London-Heathrow, also on a Boeing 777.

 Lufthansa (D) resumes service to Frankfurt on October 26th using an Airbus A340. A Boeing 747-400 is pictured above.

 

 Thomas Cook Airlines (GB) has gone bankrupt and will not be returning to Orlando. Their subsidiary Condor (D) continues in business but does not currently serve Orlando.

 Norwegian Airlines (IRL) resumes service to London-Gatwick on December 9th using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. A Boeing 737 is pictured above.

Aer Lingus (IRL) resumes service to Dublin on October 26th using an Airbus A330.

 Icelandair (IS) resumes service to Reykjavik on October 6th using a Boeing 757.

Air Berlin (D) is bankrupt and will not be returning.

Emirates Airlines (UAE) resumes service to Dubai-International on June 2nd using a Boeing 777.

Air Canada Rouge (CDN) resumes service to Montreal-Dorval on October 1st using an Airbus A321. Service to Toronto-Pearson also resumes on that date using Airbus A321 and Airbus A319 equipment. Seasonal service to Ottawa resumes October 25th using an Airbus A319.  A Boeing 767 is pictured above.

Westjet (CDN) resumes service to Calgary on November 5th using a Boeing 737. Service to Vancouver resumes on November 6th using a Boeing 737. Service to Halifax resumes on November 7th using a Boeing 737.

Sunwing (CDN) flew to Orlando from Toronto-Pearson but no American cities are currently on their schedule. They used Boeing 737's when I flew them last-minute last December. Their 6:20AM departure allowed me to beat a snow storm which was moving into Toronto around 9AM.

Air Transat (CDN) resumes service to Toronto-Pearson on November 1st and to  Montreal-Dorval on November 3rd, both using Airbus A321 equipment.

LATAM Airlines (PE)  (formerly LAN Peru) resumes service to Lima on November 1st using an Airbus A320. 

LATAM Airlines (BR) (formerly TAM) resumes service to São Paulo-Guarulhos on October 25th. We could not verify equipment to be used at this time.

COPA (PA) resumes service to Panama City, Panama on September 18th using the Boeing 737.

Azul (BR) resumes service to Campinas on November 1st using an Airbus A330. 

Aeromexico (MEX) resumes service to Mexico City this afternoon using a Boeing 737.

Volaris (MEX) has also resumed Mexico City service using Airbus A320 equipment.

We include Delta (USA) here only to mention that we lost their nonstop service to Amsterdam and right now it's not on the schedule to resume. They were using Boeing 767's on the route.

Pictured: Orlando International Airport.  Not pictured in article: Edelweiss Airlines (CH) resumes service to Zurich on October 2nd using an Airbus A340. GOL (BR) resumes service to several Brazil cities in December. All these routes are subject to change because of the covid-19 situation. Also keep in mind Americans cannot travel to many countries even if flights are operating.