Ryanair and easyJet announced a combined total of 47 new flight routes scheduled for summer 2027, significantly expanding their European networks. Ryanair revealed 29 new routes, while easyJet put 18 new routes on sale from 10 UK airports covering eight countries. Ryanair’s summer 2027 schedule will include more than 2,500 routes across 230 destinations.
Ryanair’s new summer 2027 routes
Ryanair’s 29 new routes include city pairs such as Alicante-Naples, Athens-Turin, Bari-Friedrichshafen, and Bari-Oslo Torp. Italy features prominently, with additions like Catania-Wrocław and Palermo services to Tirana and Marrakesh. New Greek island flights include Bratislava-Chania for western Crete, Leeds Bradford-Corfu, and Newcastle-Rhodes. Croatia is served by
a Dubrovnik-Warsaw Modlin route.
Portugal’s Porto gains connections with Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. Spain sees new routes including Memmingen-Seville, Norwich-Málaga, and Newcastle-Reus. Bulgaria’s Burgas connects to Wrocław, and Memmingen adds Varna. Other new routes include Gdańsk-Stockholm Skavsta and multiple northern Morocco connections to Tangier from Alicante, Kraków, and Turin.
easyJet adds 18 new routes from UK airports
easyJet’s 18 new routes from UK airports introduce six new connections to Spain, including its first flights to Girona with Liverpool-Girona starting 28 March 2027 and London Gatwick-Girona starting 3 June 2027. Scotland’s network expands with six new routes from Aberdeen and Edinburgh Airports, including Aberdeen to Barcelona and Palma de
Mallorca, and Edinburgh to Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat.
Other easyJet additions are Birmingham-Tivat from 3 May, Manchester-Bastia from 29 June, London Gatwick-Ajaccio from 30 June, and Bristol-Montpellier from 1 July. Additional routes include Birmingham to Milan Malpensa, Liverpool to Murcia, Bristol to Burgas, Newcastle to Larnaca, London Southend to Rhodes starting 27 April, and London Luton to Thessaloniki from 1 May.
North American and other European expansion for summer 2027
Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four-weekly flights between Brussels and Baku starting 8 May 2027. Several US airlines are adding European routes as well. Alaska Airlines plans Seattle-Athens flights from 12 May and Seattle-Paris flights from 25 May
2027.
American Airlines will add Philadelphia-Porto, Philadelphia-Vienna, New York JFK-Amsterdam, New York JFK-Nice, and Charlotte-Barcelona services for summer 2027. Delta will launch a daily Austin-Paris route beginning 27 March 2027. United Airlines introduces multiple Newark routes to Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the Azores, Olbia in Sardinia, Catania in Sicily, and adds Washington Dulles-Toulouse flights.
Air Canada will operate seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice starting June 2027. It will also launch services from Montréal to Dubrovnik in May and Basel in June 2027.
Official remarks and traveller impact
Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer emphasized that the 29 new routes give cost-conscious
customers early options to plan summer 2027 trips and suggested booking early for best fares. easyJet’s UK Country Manager highlighted the airline’s commitment to increasing choice from UK airports, with a notable expansion in Spain and Scotland.
These route expansions will enhance direct flight options within Europe and increase budget-friendly travel opportunities in summer 2027. easyJet will offer exclusive direct flights on 10 of its new UK-to-Europe routes. Exact daily frequencies and fare details for these routes have not been specified.
