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United is adding a Denver-Munich flight. Will the airline’s Tokyo route from the Mile High City ever resume?

United Airlines is expanding its transatlantic service out of Denver International Airport by launching a daily, year-round flight to Munich starting in April. A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will carry passengers on the route. United already offers flights from Denver to Frankfurt, and its pandemic-paused service to London-Heathrow is scheduled to resume March 4. Lufthansa, which […]

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Norwegian Air to end long-haul flights, slashing Denver’s connection to Paris, Rome

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday it will focus on European destinations and close its long-haul operations as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and debt restructuring. The decision means Denver will lose one of its flights to London, its direct connection to Paris and plans for a […]

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Norwegian will launch a Denver-Rome flight in 2020. But will passengers actually get to fly on one of their Dreamliners?

Travelers will be able to fly nonstop from Denver International Airport to Rome starting in March, thanks to a new seasonal route announced Tuesday by budget airline Norwegian.  It’s the first time the Mile High City will have a direct Italian connection, and it comes amid a steep increase in international travel from DIA, which […]

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How Denver International Airport lands international flights — and which destinations might be next

Denver International Airport has seen explosive growth over the past year and a half into international markets, with airlines offering a host of new routes to such destinations as London, Paris, Zurich and Panama City. And there are signs that this expansion hasn’t been for naught. It’s helped to establish the Mile High City as […]