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Also: How Amex Platinum cardmembers can get a free Paramount+ subscription April 4, 2024 [THE POINTS GUY]( [View in browser]( [TPG Daily NEWSLETTER]( [THE POINTS GUY]( Tracking all the routes by Ben Mutzabaugh, Managing Editor, Aviation [TPG | Hero Image] "And the sexiest new nonstop flight of the year is ... " Yes, there was actually an award for that — two of them, actually — handed out earlier this year at [the 2024 Cranky Flier Network Awards]( a show focused solely on new airline routes. Don’t be surprised. Stories about [new airline routes]( — or [ones that get dropped]( — are routinely some of the most popular here at TPG. What drives the interest? Some readers might be imagining how [United Airlines' new service to Marrakech, Morocco,]( might help them check off a bucket list trip. West Coast readers may be wondering if JetBlue can stay relevant there after it dramatically [cut eight routes from its shrinking Los Angeles operation](. And countless others are simply industry enthusiasts, tracking everything from [route shake-ups at Southwest Airlines]( to [turf wars involving Delta Air Lines](. And there’s plenty to keep track of, with nearly a dozen route updates published on our site just within the past two weeks, along with updates from low-cost carriers like [Breeze Airways]( and [Spirit Airlines](. Which brings us back to the year’s sexiest new routes. You can see both of those winners (hint: one was to Marrakech and another to the Bahamas) as well as the 10 [other award winners from Cranky Flier](. 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