Ryanair and easyJet have announced a combined total of 47 new flight routes set to operate during the summer 2027 travel season. Ryanair will add 29 new routes, while easyJet will launch 18, enhancing connectivity across Europe and parts of North Africa.
Ryanair’s Expanded European and North African Network
Ryanair’s summer 2027 schedule features more than 2,500 routes serving 230 destinations. The airline’s new routes emphasize Italy, with connections such as Alicante to Naples, Bari to Friedrichshafen, Bari to Oslo Torp, Athens to Turin, and new Sicilian routes including Catania to Wrocław and Palermo to Tirana and Marrakesh. Greek island access expands with Bratislava to Chania, Leeds
Bradford to Corfu, and Newcastle to Rhodes. Croatia enters the network with Dubrovnik to Warsaw Modlin, while Portugal’s Porto gains connections from Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. Spanish additions include Memmingen to Seville, Norwich to Málaga, and Newcastle to Reus. Bulgaria gains Burgas to Wrocław and Memmingen to Varna, and Poland links with Sweden via Gdańsk to Stockholm Skavsta. Ryanair also adds northern Morocco routes to Tangier from Alicante, Kraków, and Turin.
easyJet’s UK-Based Launches Across Eight Countries
easyJet introduces 18 new routes from 10 UK airports covering eight countries. Spain accounts for six new destinations, including the airline’s first UK-Girona flights from Liverpool starting March 28
and from London Gatwick on June 3. Scotland benefits from new services such as Aberdeen to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, and Edinburgh to Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat. Birmingham will connect to Tivat starting May 3. Corsica routes include Manchester to Bastia from June 29 and London Gatwick to Ajaccio from June 30. Bristol to Montpellier launches July 1, alongside Birmingham to Milan Malpensa, Liverpool to Murcia, Bristol to Burgas, and Newcastle to Larnaca. Greek island service expands with London Southend to Rhodes from April 27 and London Luton to Thessaloniki from May 1.
Additional Airline Route Expansions for Summer 2027
Azerbaijan Airlines will operate
four-weekly flights between Brussels and Baku beginning May 8, 2027. Alaska Airlines plans new Seattle routes to Athens starting May 12 and Paris from May 25. American Airlines adds Philadelphia-Porto, Philadelphia-Vienna, New York JFK to Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte to Barcelona routes. Delta will launch daily Austin-Paris flights starting March 27. United Airlines expands Newark connections to European cities Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the Azores, Olbia in Sardinia, and Catania in Sicily, and adds a Washington Dulles to Toulouse service. Air Canada announces seasonal Toronto flights to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice starting June, and seasonal Montréal flights
to Dubrovnik and Basel begin in May and June respectively.
Increased Direct Flights and Holiday Access for Travelers
The new routes provide travelers with the option of greater direct connectivity across Europe, including destinations on the Mediterranean, the Greek islands, Sicily, Corsica, and the Black Sea coast. easyJet offers the sole direct service on 10 of its new routes. This expansion facilitates holiday travel with larger route choices for summer 2027.
Early Route Announcements Reflect Planning for Summer 2027 Travel
These route launches come as airlines proactively release summer 2027 schedules to meet growing demand. Ryanair describes its 2027 summer schedule as “bumper,” reflecting a significant network enlargement focused on Mediterranean and European destinations. easyJet introduces new
routes aligned with increasing traveler interest in scenic and coastal locations. Several North American carriers also strengthen transatlantic links ahead of next summer.
