Nonstop business class from the US to Europe, city by city

This guide answers one question for each European city on our site: which airlines fly there nonstop from the US, and from which US airports. It then sets out the new nonstops the airlines have announced for summer 2027, each with its first day.

The lists come from our own route table, the data behind the airline choices on our destination pages and our search page, and they are drawn from it again each time this page is updated. Where an airline has announced a change, we quote its own release or page, linked and dated.

How the lists work

Each list is a set of tickets: the airline, the US airports it flies from to that city, and the word “Nonstop”, or “Seasonal” when every airport on the ticket flies part of the year only. An airline with a page on our site links to it. A list for London covers Heathrow and Gatwick, and a list for Paris covers Charles de Gaulle and Orly.

The table is read each time this page is updated. A route that has not yet begun, has ended or is paused on that day is left out, and it appears from the first update after it starts. So the 2027 openings at the end of this guide are not in the lists until their first flights. American’s Charlotte–Paris and Miami–Milan are out until March 4, 2027. American says it “will also extend the season on two returning routes. Service from CLT to Paris (CDG) and Miami (MIA) to Milan (MXP) will both launch on March 4, 2027.”^{Source 1}

A ticket names its seasonal airports after the year-round ones (“seasonal from”), but not the months they fly. A seasonal route in our table flies part of the year, mainly the summer, and stops for some or all of the winter. Expect fewer flights in winter: in our table, every nonstop from the US to Prague, Palermo, Catania, Palma and Naples is seasonal, as are most to Athens, Nice and Venice and some to Copenhagen. Where a city’s flights are mostly or all seasonal, its list says so in the line above it.

The table of 2027 openings gives each new route’s season as its airline states it. For any other route, ask us which months the flight you choose runs.

Each list’s line “Routes checked October 2026” gives the oldest check in our route table; some routes were read again on the airlines’ pages in November 2026.

What counts as business class

An airline appears in a list when our table records a business class cabin for it. That describes the airline, not every aircraft it flies. Cabins vary by aircraft and route. Ask us which aircraft and seat your flight has.

Two cases show where we draw the line. Delta’s new Boston–Reykjavik route, daily from April 12 to October 30, 2027, is described by Delta this way: “The route will be operated aboard a Boeing 757-200 featuring Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort and Delta Main.”^{Source 2} No Delta One cabin is named, so the route is not in our table.

Icelandair is the second case. Its page on classes of service says: “At the front of the cabin, Saga Premium is Icelandair’s premium cabin class.”^{Source 3} The page does not call Saga Premium business class, so neither do we, and Reykjavik has its own note below.

The two seasons

IATA’s coordination calendar gives the day each scheduling season starts. Northern Winter 2026/27 began on October 25, 2026; Northern Summer 2027 starts on March 28, 2027; and Northern Winter 2027/28 on October 31, 2027.^{Source 4}

Our view: when a list shows your own airport, check that airline’s season for your dates before you compare anything else.

UK, Ireland, France, Benelux

London

The airlines with a nonstop from the US to London, at Heathrow and Gatwick:

British Airways says on its new-routes page: “From October 2026, our flights to Tampa, Florida will depart from London Heathrow instead of London Gatwick.”^{Source 5} American adds a fourth daily New York JFK–Heathrow flight from March 28, 2027, on a “Boeing 787-9 with Flagship Suite® seats”.^{Source 1} In our experience, American sells the Flagship Suite as first class.

Virgin Atlantic flies Seattle in summer and leaves the winter to its partner. Its Seattle page reads: “Book with Virgin Atlantic year-round: fly direct with our partner Delta Air Lines this winter, or enjoy our signature service when we return next summer.”^{Source 6} Our table has Virgin Atlantic’s Seattle flight paused until March 27, 2027, so it is out of the list until then, and Delta’s Seattle flight stays in it.

Our United Kingdom guide goes beyond London, to Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Dublin

Nonstop to Dublin:

Paris

For Paris, the list covers Charles de Gaulle and Orly:

Orly is La Compagnie’s Paris airport: the airline flies from Orly’s Terminal 4 to Newark’s Terminal B2. Its airport page says: “La Compagnie offers direct daily flights between Paris and New York year-round, as well as up to 6 flights per week between Milan and New York.”^{Source 7}

Air France adds San Diego and Nashville in summer 2027. “Starting May 3, 2027, Air France will operate three weekly flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and San Diego.”^{Source 8} Nashville follows on May 14. Both fly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, on the Airbus A350-900.^{Source 8}

San Diego’s airport gives the same first day: “Air France will launch nonstop service between San Diego and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) beginning May 3, 2027.”^{Source 9}

Delta, Alaska Airlines and United announce Paris routes for 2027 as well. Delta: “Daily summer-season service will operate between Austin (AUS) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) starting March 27, 2027”.^{Source 10} Alaska Airlines, on its new Seattle routes: “Paris will begin on May 25, 2027, operating five times weekly through October 2027.”^{Source 11} United: “From Denver, United will add new daily nonstop service to Paris beginning on May 27.”^{Source 12}

American’s Charlotte–Paris is out of the list until March 4, 2027, the day American gives for its “two returning routes”.^{Source 1}

Nice

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Nice. In our table, La Compagnie’s Newark flight runs all year; American’s, Delta’s and United’s are seasonal:

La Compagnie flies Nice–New York up to 5 times a week in the peak season and twice a week in winter.^{Source 7} American opens New York JFK–Nice on May 6, 2027, on an Airbus A321XLR.^{Source 1}

Amsterdam

Nonstop to Amsterdam:

American’s New York JFK–Amsterdam begins on March 28, 2027, the first day of the summer season,^{Source 4} also on the A321XLR.^{Source 1}

Brussels

Nonstop to Brussels:

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Frankfurt

Nonstop to Frankfurt:

Lufthansa adds a US city here in 2027: “From 5 May 2027, Lufthansa will connect Frankfurt with Columbus, the state capital of Ohio, USA, three times per week”.^{Source 13} The flights operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, on a Boeing 787-9 with Allegris.^{Source 13}

Condor adds Chicago O’Hare from summer 2027: “Starting on May 14, 2027, Condor will launch daily nonstop service between Frankfurt (FRA) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD).” The route runs “seasonally through September 12, 2027”, on the Airbus A330neo.^{Source 14}

Munich

Nonstop to Munich:

Lufthansa also opens a route from Munich: “From 3 August 2027, Lufthansa will launch the new Munich–Phoenix route.”^{Source 13} It runs 3 times a week, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, on an Airbus A350-900.^{Source 13}

Zurich

Nonstop to Zurich:

Edelweiss’s Las Vegas flight is in this list only until the summer. Edelweiss says: “The Zurich–Las Vegas route will not be offered in the 2027 summer schedule.”^{Source 15} Our table ends it on March 28, 2027, the first day of that season.^{Source 4} In summer 2027, Edelweiss flies Tampa 5 times a week from early July to early September.^{Source 15}

Geneva

Nonstop to Geneva:

Vienna

Nonstop to Vienna:

American opens Philadelphia–Vienna on May 6, 2027, on the A321XLR, for a season that runs to early January 2028.^{Source 1} Its release adds: “American will be the only U.S. airline flying to Vienna (VIE) when service begins next May.”^{Source 1} The route joins this list on its first day.

Italy

Our Italy guide covers the whole country, including trips that fly into one city and home from another. These are its cities with a nonstop from the US in our table. Florence has none, and sits with the cities that need a connection, further down.

Rome

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Rome. Several of the US airports in this list are seasonal in our table:

Milan

Nonstop to Milan:

American’s Miami–Milan is out of the list until March 4, 2027, the day American gives for its “two returning routes”.^{Source 1} Delta says its Boston–Milan route “will increase to daily in 2027”.^{Source 10} United adds Washington Dulles: “From Washington, D.C., United will add new three times weekly nonstop service to Milan on May 28”.^{Source 12}

La Compagnie flies Milan–New York up to 6 times a week.^{Source 7}

Venice

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Venice. In our table, Delta’s New York JFK flight runs all year and the others are seasonal:

Delta adds Boston–Venice in 2027, 4 times a week from May 7 to October 29, on an Airbus A330-300 with Delta One.^{Source 10}

Naples

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Naples, all seasonal in our table:

Palermo

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Palermo, all seasonal in our table:

Catania

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Catania, all seasonal in our table:

United adds a Newark–Catania flight from May 28, 2027, 4 times a week on a Boeing 767-300ER.^{Source 12}

Spain and Portugal

Madrid

Nonstop to Madrid:

Barcelona

Nonstop to Barcelona:

American opens Charlotte–Barcelona on May 27, 2027, on a Boeing 777-200ER.^{Source 1}

Palma

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Palma, all seasonal in our table:

Lisbon

Nonstop to Lisbon:

Porto

Nonstop to Porto:

American’s Philadelphia–Porto begins on March 28, 2027, on the A321XLR.^{Source 1}

Greece and Turkey

Athens

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Athens. In our table, the US airlines’ Athens flights are all seasonal:

Alaska Airlines and Delta open Athens routes in 2027. Alaska Airlines: “Alaska Airlines will launch new nonstop seasonal service between Seattle and Athens on May 12, 2027, operating three times weekly through October 2027.”^{Source 11}

Delta: “Delta will launch three-times-weekly nonstop service between Detroit and Athens, operating through Oct. 28.”^{Source 10} Its first flight is on June 8, 2027, on an Airbus A330-200 with Delta One.^{Source 10}

Istanbul

Nonstop to Istanbul:

Northern and central Europe

Copenhagen

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Copenhagen. In our table, American’s and Delta’s flights are seasonal, as are SAS’s from Miami and Seattle:

Oslo

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Oslo. SAS’s New York JFK flight is seasonal in our table:

Stockholm

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Stockholm. Delta’s New York JFK flight is seasonal in our table:

Helsinki

Helsinki has no destination page on our site, but it is in our route table. The airlines flying nonstop there from the US; Finnair’s Chicago, Miami and Seattle flights are seasonal in our table:

Reykjavik

We give Reykjavik no list on this page. Icelandair’s front cabin is Saga Premium, which Icelandair calls its “premium cabin class”,^{Source 3} and Delta’s release lists Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort and Delta Main for its Boston flight from April 2027.^{Source 2}

Icelandair’s schedule page says: “Our North America route map features newcomers St. Louis, Miami, Nashville, and Pittsburgh”.^{Source 16} American opens Philadelphia–Reykjavik on May 27, 2027, on an Airbus A321neo.^{Source 1}

Warsaw

Nonstop to Warsaw:

Prague

The airlines flying nonstop from the US to Prague, all seasonal in our table:

No nonstop from the US

In our route table, checked October 2026, no airline flies nonstop from the US to Zagreb, Florence, Santorini, Menorca, Podgorica or Antalya. A trip to any of them takes at least one connection.

Each of those pages names airlines that fly there, and a quote for the city starts there. Our view: for these cities, the airline that carries you across the Atlantic matters most, because its business class seat is the one you sit in for the longest part of the trip.

New for summer 2027

These are the new nonstops from the US to Europe that the airlines have announced on their own pages for summer 2027, as we read them in November 2026. Routes reported elsewhere for 2027 stay out of this table until we can read them on the airline’s own page.

From the airlines’ own releases: American’s, Delta’s, Alaska Airlines’, United’s, Air France’s, Lufthansa Group’s and Condor’s,^{Source 1Source 10Source 11Source 12Source 8Source 13Source 14} checked November 2026; American says it “will offer daily service on all new summer 2027 routes”.^{Source 1} The last column gives the premium cabin each release names: Delta One on Delta’s aircraft, “the Flagship Suite® experience on the Airbus A321XLR” in American’s (a cabin American sells as first class, in our experience), “international business class lie-flat Suites” on Alaska’s 787-9, and Business Class with “fully lie-flat seats” on Condor’s A330neo. Where a release names no cabin, we kept the row and marked it “cabin not stated”; United’s release names no aircraft for Denver and Washington Dulles. Delta’s Boston–Reykjavik, whose release lists Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort and Delta Main, is left out. Each route joins the lists above once it has begun, Reykjavik’s apart. Cabins vary by aircraft and route. Ask us which aircraft and seat your flight has.

Our view: a route announced months ahead is the airline’s plan, and plans can move. Before you build a trip around one, ask your agent to confirm it is on sale for your dates.

Choosing a route

Our view: start with the list for your city, then the season. A summer-only nonstop from your own airport and a year-round nonstop from a larger gateway can both suit the same trip, and they are worth pricing side by side for your dates.

Our view: where your city has no nonstop to the place you want, the next question is which connection, not which nonstop. The destination pages above are where a quote starts, and our how to book page sets out the steps from the route to a confirmed seat.

Our pages on British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, SWISS and Turkish Airlines cover each airline’s business class seat and lounges.