Ryanair and easyJet have announced a total of 47 new flight routes for the summer 2027 season, with Ryanair introducing 29 routes and easyJet launching 18 routes from 10 UK airports. These new services expand options to multiple European and North African destinations.
Ryanair Expands Network with 29 New Summer 2027 Routes
Ryanair’s summer 2027 schedule will operate over 2,500 routes covering 230 destinations. Its 29 new routes include Alicante to Naples, Athens to Turin, Bari to Friedrichshafen, Bari to Oslo Torp, and Palermo to both Tirana and Marrakesh. UK connections feature Leeds Bradford to Corfu and Newcastle to Rhodes, while Croatia gains a Dubrovnik to Warsaw Modlin service.
Portugal’s Porto is linked to Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. Spanish routes include Memmingen to Seville, Norwich to Málaga, and Newcastle to Reus. New Polish and Bulgarian services connect Burgas to Wrocław and Memmingen to Varna, and the Poland-Sweden corridor adds Gdańsk to Stockholm Skavsta. Ryanair also introduces multiple routes to Tangier, Morocco, from Alicante, Kraków, and Turin.
easyJet Introduces 18 New Routes from UK Airports
easyJet has released 18 new routes for summer 2027, operating from airports including Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, London Southend, London Gatwick, London Luton, Manchester, and Bristol. Among these, 10 routes will be exclusively offered by easyJet as the only direct carrier. Spain
is prominent with routes such as Liverpool to Girona starting 28 March 2027 and London Gatwick to Girona from 3 June. Scotland sees Aberdeen connected to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, and Edinburgh gaining flights to Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat. Birmingham will start flights to Tivat on 3 May, while Corsica receives two new connections: Manchester to Bastia from 29 June and London Gatwick to Ajaccio on 30 June. Additional routes include Bristol to Montpellier, Birmingham to Milan Malpensa, Liverpool to Murcia, Bristol to Burgas, Newcastle to Larnaca, London Southend to Rhodes from 27 April, and London Luton
to Thessaloniki from 1 May.
Other Airlines Announce European Routes for Summer 2027
Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four weekly flights between Brussels and Baku from 8 May 2027. Alaska Airlines plans to launch Seattle-Athens flights from 12 May and Seattle-Paris flights from 25 May. American Airlines is adding Philadelphia-Porto, Philadelphia-Vienna, New York JFK-Amsterdam, New York JFK-Nice, and Charlotte-Barcelona routes. Delta Air Lines will start a daily Austin-Paris service on 27 March 2027. United Airlines will introduce Newark routes to Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira, Olbia, and Catania, plus Washington Dulles to Toulouse. Air Canada will operate seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice in June 2027,
and Montréal services to Dubrovnik and Basel commencing in May and June 2027, respectively.
Official Statements and Summer 2027 Planning
Florian Sengstschmid, CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board, confirmed Azerbaijan Airlines’ launch of the Brussels-Baku route with four weekly flights starting 8 May 2027. Airlines have begun scheduling summer 2027 routes early, responding to anticipated holidaymaker demand across Europe and beyond.
Traveler Benefits from Expanded Summer 2027 Route Options
The introduction of 47 additional routes provides travelers with more direct connections and destination choices for summer 2027. easyJet will offer exclusive direct service on more than half of its new routes, including newly served airports such as Girona, Tivat, and several UK regional airports.
Ryanair’s expanded network supports further access to Mediterranean holiday spots and northern African destinations, broadening options across multiple countries.
