Ryanair and easyJet have announced a combined total of 47 new flight routes for summer 2027. Ryanair is launching 29 new routes, while easyJet will introduce 18 new connections from various UK airports, marking a significant expansion in travel options for the summer season.
Ryanair’s Network Expansion
Ryanair’s summer 2027 schedule will cover over 2,500 routes across 230 destinations. The 29 new routes include Alicante to Naples, Athens to Turin, Bari to Friedrichshafen, and Bari to Oslo Torp. Sicily receives additional links with Catania to Wrocław and Palermo to Tirana and Marrakesh. New Greek island services feature Bratislava to Chania, Leeds Bradford to
Corfu, and Newcastle to Rhodes.
Other European expansions include a Dubrovnik to Warsaw Modlin connection, multiple routes into Portugal from Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen to Porto, and new Spanish routes such as Memmingen to Seville, Norwich to Málaga, and Newcastle to Reus. Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast gains connections between Burgas and Wrocław, and Memmingen and Varna, while Poland’s Gdańsk will connect to Stockholm Skavsta. Additionally, northern Morocco is served through Alicante, Kraków, and Turin to Tangier.
easyJet’s New Direct Routes
easyJet’s 18 new routes will operate from 10 airports across the United Kingdom, providing direct flights to eight countries. Key new services include Liverpool
to Girona starting on 28 March and London Gatwick to Girona beginning 3 June, introducing easyJet’s first UK-Girona flights. Scottish airports gain routes with Aberdeen to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, and Edinburgh to Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat.
Birmingham will add connections to Tivat from 3 May and Milan Malpensa, while Corsican travel increases with Manchester-Bastia starting 29 June and London Gatwick-Ajaccio on 30 June. Bristol will offer new flights to Montpellier and Burgas. UK-Greece services include London Southend to Rhodes starting 27 April and London Luton to Thessaloniki from 1 May. Additional routes are Liverpool to Murcia,
Newcastle to Larnaca, and Aberdeen to Palma de Mallorca.
Other Airline Route Launches
Azerbaijan Airlines will initiate four weekly flights between Brussels and Baku from 8 May 2027. Alaska Airlines plans new Seattle routes to Athens starting 12 May and Paris from 25 May 2027. American Airlines is adding several transatlantic connections for summer 2027 including Philadelphia to Porto and Vienna, New York JFK to Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte to Barcelona.
Delta Air Lines will launch daily Austin to Paris flights starting 27 March 2027. United Airlines is expanding Newark services to European destinations such as Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the
Azores, Olbia in Sardinia, and Catania in Sicily. It will also connect Washington Dulles with Toulouse. Air Canada plans seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice in June 2027 and from Montréal to Dubrovnik and Basel in May and June 2027 respectively.
Expanded Options for Travelers
The additional routes from Ryanair and easyJet increase direct flight options from multiple European and UK airports, providing more convenience for travelers planning summer 2027 vacations. easyJet will serve as the sole direct carrier on ten of its new routes, while Ryanair’s extensive network expansion strengthens connections across southern and northern Europe.
Transatlantic expansions by US
and Canadian airlines add new seasonal and year-round connections, further broadening options for travelers between North America and Europe next summer.
