Ryanair and easyJet announced a combined total of 47 new flight routes for the summer 2027 season. Ryanair is adding 29 new routes, while easyJet will launch 18 new services from 10 UK airports, expanding their European networks ahead of the 2027 holiday period.
Ryanair’s New Routes for Summer 2027
Ryanair’s 29 new routes form part of a summer 2027 schedule that will cover over 2,500 routes across 230 destinations. Key connections include Alicante to Naples, Budapest to Leeds Bradford, and Leeds Bradford to Tirana. The airline will also operate Alicante to Tangier and Málaga to Norwich in Spain, among other destinations like Athens to Turin
and Bari to Oslo Torp in Italy and Scandinavia.
Additional new links cover Catania to Wrocław and Palermo to both Tirana and Marrakesh. For Greek islands, Bratislava-Chania targets western Crete, with UK access boosted by Leeds Bradford-Corfu and Newcastle-Rhodes. Croatia gains a Dubrovnik to Warsaw Modlin connection, while Portugal’s Porto is linked with Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. Ryanair is also launching Burgas to Wrocław and Memmingen to Varna for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, and connecting Gdańsk with Stockholm Skavsta in Sweden.
Outside mainland Europe, Ryanair adds northern Morocco routes including Tangier to Alicante, Kraków, and Turin. Other routes announced include
Bari to Friedrichshafen, Newcastle to Reus, Brindisi to Warsaw, and Gdańsk to Stockholm Skavsta.
easyJet’s Expansion from 10 UK Airports
EasyJet will introduce 18 new summer 2027 routes, operating from 10 UK airports across eight countries. The airline will be the sole operator on 10 of these routes, providing exclusive direct flights for travelers. Spain accounts for six new destinations, with Liverpool to Girona services beginning 28 March 2027 and London Gatwick to Girona starting 3 June 2027.
In Scotland, Aberdeen gains flights to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, while Edinburgh adds Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat. Birmingham introduces a route to Tivat from 3
May, while Manchester begins flights to Bastia on 29 June. London Gatwick will also start services to Ajaccio from 30 June. Other new connections include Bristol to Montpellier starting 1 July, Liverpool to Murcia, Bristol to Burgas, Newcastle to Larnaca, London Southend to Rhodes from 27 April, and London Luton to Thessaloniki from 1 May. Birmingham will also add flights to Milan Malpensa.
Additional European Routes by Other Carriers
Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four weekly flights between Brussels and Baku starting 8 May 2027, according to Florian Sengstschmid, CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board. Alaska Airlines will launch Seattle to Athens flights from 12 May and
Seattle to Paris flights from 25 May 2027.
American Airlines plans new summer 2027 routes connecting Philadelphia with Porto and Vienna, New York JFK with Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte with Barcelona. Delta Air Lines will begin daily Austin to Paris service on 27 March 2027.
United Airlines will add several Newark routes including Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the Azores, Olbia in Sardinia, and Catania in Sicily. It will also launch services from Washington Dulles to Toulouse. Air Canada will introduce seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice starting in June 2027. From Montréal, seasonal flights
to Dubrovnik and Basel will commence in May and June respectively.
Travel Options and Network Scope for Summer 2027
The combined announcements from Ryanair, easyJet, and several US and Canadian airlines will increase flight options and destination choices for summer 2027 travelers. Ryanair’s expanded schedule, described by the airline as a “bumper summer schedule,” reinforces its position covering over 2,500 routes.
EasyJet’s exclusive operation on more than half of its new routes provides unique direct flight options from UK airports to European spots. North American carriers’ new transatlantic routes add further connectivity between US, Canada, and European cities beginning in spring and early summer 2027.
These route launches
come as airlines prepare early to meet holiday demand for summer 2027, allowing customers to plan trips with increased choices across Europe and beyond.
