Ryanair and easyJet announced 47 new flight routes for the summer 2027 travel season, with Ryanair launching 29 routes and easyJet adding 18 new services from 10 UK airports. These schedule expansions are underway to meet holiday travel demand starting from spring 2027.
Ryanair’s New Routes for Summer 2027
Ryanair’s 29 newly confirmed routes include city pairs such as Alicante to Naples, Athens to Turin, Bari to Friedrichshafen, and Bari to Oslo Torp. Additional new connections cover Sicily with a Catania-Wrocław route and a Palermo link to Tirana and Marrakesh. The airline is also adding routes serving Greek islands, including Bratislava to Chania and Leeds Bradford
to Corfu, plus Newcastle to Rhodes. Croatia gains a new Dubrovnik-Warsaw Modlin route, while Portugal’s Porto will be connected to Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. New Spanish routes include Memmingen to Seville, Norwich to Málaga, and Newcastle to Reus. Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast will see new services via Burgas-Wrocław and Memmingen-Varna. Ryanair’s summer schedule aims to cover over 2,500 routes across 230 destinations, according to the airline.
easyJet’s New Routes from UK Airports
easyJet introduced 18 new routes from 10 UK airports for summer 2027. The airline will be the exclusive direct carrier on 10 of these routes. Services to Spain include Liverpool to Girona starting 28
March and London Gatwick to Girona from 3 June. Aberdeen will gain flights to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, while Edinburgh adds Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat. Birmingham will offer a new connection to Tivat from 3 May. Corsica routes launch with Manchester to Bastia on 29 June and Gatwick to Ajaccio on 30 June. Additional routes include Bristol to Montpellier starting 1 July, Birmingham to Milan Malpensa, Liverpool to Murcia, Bristol to Burgas, and Newcastle to Larnaca. Greek holiday destinations gain Southend to Rhodes from 27 April and London Luton to Thessaloniki from 1 May.
Additional European and North American Route Launches
Azerbaijan Airlines will
offer four weekly flights between Brussels and Baku beginning 8 May 2027, as announced by the CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board. Multiple US carriers are also expanding European routes for summer 2027. Alaska Airlines will connect Seattle to Athens starting 12 May and Seattle to Paris from 25 May. American Airlines plans new routes linking Philadelphia with Porto and Vienna, New York JFK with Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte with Barcelona. Delta Airlines will launch a daily Austin to Paris service beginning 27 March. United Airlines will operate Newark flights to Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the Azores,
Olbia in Sardinia, and Catania in Sicily, while also adding a Washington Dulles to Toulouse route. Air Canada plans seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice starting June 2027, plus Montréal routes to Dubrovnik beginning May and Basel from June 2027.
Implications for Travelers
The new routes increase direct flight options and route availability for travelers, especially from UK airports connecting to popular holiday destinations such as Greek islands, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Morocco. The additional seasonal services from Canada also expand international travel options for passengers departing Toronto and Montréal.
Industry Context and Planning for Summer 2027
These airline expansions reflect active early planning and marketing
efforts ahead of the summer 2027 season. Ryanair’s extensive schedule, covering more than 2,500 routes across 230 destinations, demonstrates preparation to meet rising outbound travel demand. EasyJet and other carriers are similarly increasing service frequency to key European regions, preparing for anticipated passenger growth during the peak summer period.
