Two European low-cost carriers have announced a combined total of 47 new flight routes for the summer 2027 season, with Ryanair unveiling 29 routes and easyJet 18, according to an announcement made on 12 October 2026. These additions span multiple airports across Europe, with services scheduled to launch between March and July 2027.
Ryanair Expands Its Summer 2027 Network
Ryanair’s summer 2027 schedule will encompass more than 2,500 routes across 230 destinations. The airline’s 29 new routes include a mix of European cities and destinations in northern Morocco. Key connections feature Alicante to Naples, Athens to Turin, Bari to Friedrichshafen and Oslo Torp, along with Sicilian
city Catania linked to Wrocław, and Palermo connected to Tirana and Marrakesh. Greek island destinations are served via Bratislava to Chania, Leeds Bradford to Corfu, and Newcastle to Rhodes. Additional routes include Dubrovnik to Warsaw Modlin, Porto to Bournemouth, Exeter and Friedrichshafen, Memmingen to Seville and Varna, and Burgas to Wrocław. Northern Morocco’s Tangier gains links from Alicante, Kraków, and Turin, while intra-European connections include Kraków to Tangier, Tangier to Turin, and several new Polish and Scandinavian links such as Gdańsk to Stockholm Skavsta.
easyJet’s New Routes from UK Airports Include Direct Services
easyJet’s 18 new routes will operate from 10 UK airports, covering eight countries with six routes
serving Spain. The airline will be the sole direct operator on 10 of these routes. Among these, Liverpool to Girona launches on 28 March and London Gatwick to Girona on 3 June, opening access to Spain’s Costa Brava. Scotland’s Aberdeen Airport gains connections to Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, while Edinburgh will serve Bilbao, Rome Fiumicino, Hamburg, and Tivat. Birmingham introduces a new route to Tivat starting 3 May. The French island of Corsica will be accessed via Manchester-Bastia from 29 June and London Gatwick-Ajaccio from 30 June, with Bristol-Montpellier service commencing 1 July. Other new routes include Bristol to
Burgas, Liverpool to Murcia, Newcastle to Larnaca, Southend to Rhodes from 27 April, and Luton to Thessaloniki from 1 May.
Additional Airlines Expand Transatlantic and European Network
Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four weekly flights between Brussels Airport and Baku starting 8 May 2027. Alaska Airlines plans to begin Seattle to Athens flights on 12 May and Seattle to Paris on 25 May. American Airlines will add Philadelphia-Porto and Philadelphia-Vienna routes plus New York JFK to Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte to Barcelona. Delta is launching a daily Austin-Paris service beginning 27 March. United Airlines will expand Newark Airport connections to Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira (Azores), Olbia
(Sardinia), and Catania (Sicily), and start Washington Dulles to Toulouse flights. Air Canada will introduce seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice starting June, alongside Montréal flights to Dubrovnik in May and Basel in June 2027.
Impact on Travelers and Market Context
The announced expansions provide travelers with a wider selection of routes for the 2027 summer season, including unique direct flights offered by easyJet on routes otherwise not served by other carriers. The new services increase connectivity to popular European cities, Greek islands, northern Morocco, and transatlantic destinations, broadening options for leisure and business travelers. Airlines have released these schedules early to capture
customer bookings as holiday planning for summer 2027 intensifies. This growth in route offerings illustrates a competitive dynamic among carriers in European and transatlantic markets.
