With winter still ahead, Europe's major low-cost carriers are already looking to the summer of 2027. Ryanair has unveiled its first batch of 29 new routes, while easyJet has confirmed 18 additional connections from ten UK airports, giving travellers a head start on planning next year's holidays.
Ryanair's bumper summer schedule
Ryanair says its summer 2027 programme will include more than 2,500 routes across 230 destinations. Italy is a key focus, with new links such as Alicante–Naples, Athens–Turin, Bari–Friedrichshafen, and Bari–Oslo Torp. Sicily gains Catania–Wrocław, plus Palermo connections to Tirana and Marrakesh.
For Greek island enthusiasts, Bratislava–Chania opens up western Crete, while Leeds Bradford–Corfu and Newcastle–Rhodes offer more options for UK travellers. Croatia is also on the map with a new Dubrovnik–Warsaw Modlin service.
Portugal's Porto gains routes to Bournemouth, Exeter, and Friedrichshafen. Spain sees additions like Memmingen–Seville, Norwich–Málaga, and Newcastle–Reus. Bulgaria's Black Sea coast gets a boost with Burgas–Wrocław and Memmingen–Varna, while Gdańsk–Stockholm Skavsta strengthens Polish-Swedish links.
Beyond Europe, Ryanair expands its northern Morocco network with Tangier services from Alicante, Kraków, and Turin.
easyJet's new UK departures
easyJet has put 18 new routes on sale from ten UK airports, covering eight countries. The airline says it will be the only carrier offering direct flights on ten of these connections.
Spain accounts for six additions, including easyJet's first flights to Girona from the UK, serving the Costa Brava. Liverpool–Girona starts on 28 March, followed by London Gatwick on 3 June. In Scotland, Aberdeen gains flights to Barcelona and Majorca, while Edinburgh adds Bilbao, Rome, Hamburg, and Tivat.
Birmingham gets a Tivat connection 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 Greece, Southend–Rhodes begins on 27 April and Luton–Thessaloniki on 1 May.
Other notable additions
At the Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit 2026, Azerbaijan Tourism Board CEO Florian Sengstschmid announced that Azerbaijan Airlines will operate four-weekly flights between Brussels and Baku from 8 May 2027.
US carriers are also expanding their European networks. Alaska Airlines will connect Seattle with Athens from 12 May and Paris from 25 May. American Airlines adds Philadelphia–Porto and Philadelphia–Vienna, plus New York JFK services 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, plus Washington Dulles–Toulouse. Air Canada will launch seasonal flights from Toronto to Oslo, Shannon, and Nice in June, and from Montréal to Dubrovnik and Basel in May and June respectively.
As the summer 2027 schedule takes shape, travellers can also consider broader trends in European aviation, such as the outlook on jet fuel supplies and the latest safety rankings for European airlines. For those seeking a slower pace, the anti-optimised holiday movement offers a counterpoint to packed itineraries.
