Started planning for summer 2027? Two airlines announce 47 new routes

Ryanair has released its first 29 new flight routes for summer 2027, while easyJet has also confirmed 18 new routes from the UK.

It’s not even winter yet in Europe, but airlines are already putting new routes on sale for summer 2027, as holidaymakers start planning next year’s sunny escapes.

A number of carriers have issued schedule updates, including Ryanair, which has announced its first 29 new routes for next summer, and easyJet, which has put 18 new routes on sale from 10 UK airports.

‘Bumper’ summer schedule

Ryanair says its “bumper” summer schedule for 2027 will cover more than 2,500 routes across 230 destinations in its network.

Italy features prominently with new routes including Alicante-Naples, Athens-Turin, Bari-Friedrichshafen, and Bari-Oslo Torp. Sicily gains Catania-Wrocław, alongside Palermo connections to Tirana and Marrakesh.

For Greek island holidays, Bratislava-Chania offers access to western Crete, while Leeds Bradford-Corfu and Newcastle-Rhodes provide further options for UK holidaymakers. Croatia also features through a new Dubrovnik-Warsaw Modlin service.

Portugal’s Porto gains connections with Bournemouth, Exeter and Friedrichshafen. Spain’s additions include Memmingen-Seville, Norwich-Málaga and Newcastle-Reus.

Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast gets new links through Burgas-Wrocław and Memmingen-Varna, while Gdańsk-Stockholm Skavsta adds another connection between Poland and Sweden.

Beyond Europe, the carrier expands access to northern Morocco with Tangier gaining services from Alicante, Kraków and Turin.

Ryanair’s new routes for summer 2027

• Alicante-Naples
• Budapest-Leeds Bradford
• Leeds Bradford-Tirana
• Alicante-Tangier
• Burgas-Wrocław
• Málaga-Norwich
• Athens-Turin
• Catania-Wrocław
• Memmingen-Seville
• Bari-Friedrichshafen
• Corfu-Leeds Bradford
• Memmingen-Varna
• Bari-Leeds Bradford
• Dubrovnik-Warsaw Modlin
• Newcastle-Reus
• Bari-Oslo Torp
• East Midlands-Gdańsk
• Newcastle-Rhodes
• Birmingham-Wrocław
• Exeter-Porto
• Palermo-Marrakesh
• Bournemouth-Porto
• Friedrichshafen-Porto
• Palermo-Tirana
• Bratislava-Chania
• Kraków-Tangier
• Tangier-Turin
• Brindisi-Warsaw
• Gdańsk-Stockholm Skavsta

easyJet announces 18 new routes from 10 UK airports

EasyJet has put 18 new routes on sale from 10 UK airports, covering eight countries. It says it will be the only carrier offering direct flights on 10 of these connections.

Spain accounts for six additions, including easyJet’s first flights to Girona from the UK, offering access to the Costa Brava. Services from Liverpool to Girona begin on 28 March, followed by London Gatwick on 3 June.

In Scotland, Aberdeen gains flights to Barcelona and Majorca, while Edinburgh adds Bilbao alongside Rome, Hamburg and Tivat.

Birmingham will also get a connection to Tivat from 3 May. Corsica features twice, with Manchester-Bastia launching on 29 June and Gatwick-Ajaccio the following day. Bristol-Montpellier follows on 1 July.

Other additions include Birmingham-Milan Malpensa, Liverpool-Murcia, Bristol-Burgas and Newcastle-Larnaca. For Greek holidays, Southend-Rhodes begins on 27 April and Luton-Thessaloniki on 1 May.

easyJet’s new routes for summer 2027

• Liverpool to Girona
• Birmingham to Milan Malpensa
• Edinburgh to Hamburg
• Edinburgh to Tivat
• Liverpool to Murcia
• Edinburgh to Bilbao
• Edinburgh to Rome Fiumicino
• Aberdeen to Barcelona
• Newcastle to Larnaca
• London Southend to Rhodes
• London Luton to Thessaloniki
• Aberdeen to Palma de Mallorca
• Birmingham to Tivat
• Bristol to Burgas
• London Gatwick to Girona
• Manchester to Bastia
• London Gatwick to Ajaccio
• Bristol to Montpellier

Other notable new routes for summer 2027

Speaking at the Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit 2026, Florian Sengstschmid, Chief Executive Officer of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board, said that Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four-weekly flights between Brussels and Baku from 8 May 2027.

Several US airlines are also adding European routes for next summer. Alaska Airlines will connect Seattle with Athens from 12 May and Paris from 25 May. American Airlines is adding Philadelphia-Porto and Philadelphia-Vienna, alongside New York JFK flights to Amsterdam and Nice, and Charlotte-Barcelona. Delta’s daily Austin-Paris service launches on 27 March.

United’s additions include Newark flights to Ljubljana, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Terceira in the Azores, Olbia in Sardinia and Catania in Sicily. It will also connect Washington Dulles with Toulouse.

Meanwhile, Air Canada will launch seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Norway; Shannon, Ireland; and Nice, France in June. The Canadian flag carrier will also serve Dubrovnik, Croatia and Basel, Switzerland, from Montréal in May and June next year, respectively.

Source: www.euronews.com