easyJet Launches 16 New Routes from Eight UK Airports for Summer 2026
- Joe Breitfeller
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easyJet has today announced the launch of 16 new routes from eight UK airports for summer 2026, including new connections to Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, the Canary Islands, Egypt and Malta.
On Thursday (November 20, 2025), easyJet announced the launch of 16 new routes for summer 2026 from eight UK airports, with seats now on sale. The carrier’s sub-Saharan Africa network continues to expand as easyJet adds their third route from the UK to Sal in Cape Verde from Bristol, joining existing services from London Gatwick and Manchester. Flights from Bristol will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from May 1st, 2025. Additionally, easyJet is also now offering new routes from Bristol to Bari, with flights starting on April 18, 2026, and to Seville from May 2, 2026. Both routes will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
In Thursday’s announcement, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, Kevin Doyle, said,
“In our 30th year, we’re still as committed as ever to making travel easy and affordable for our customers in the UK, where around 50 million will choose to fly with us this year for our great value and fantastic service. With 16 new routes across ten countries now available from eight UK airports next summer - offering stunning island escapes to vibrant city breaks - we’re providing our customers with even more choice and connectivity at fantastic fares, and we look forward to welcoming them onboard.”
easyJet has also introduced new services from Birmingham to Inverness starting on March 30, 2026 and Nice on May 1st, 2026, both operating twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays. From Manchester, the airline is launching new flights to Montpellier on March 30, 2026, and to Preveza on June 24, 2026. From Liverpool, two new routes will take off to Lisbon on March 31, 2026, and Paphos on August 2, 2026. Also launching next summer are flights from the airline’s newest base at London Southend starting on March 30, 2026. Flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle from London Stansted will also commence on March 5, 2026. From Newcastle new flights to Tenerife will start on August 1st, 2026.
In Scotland, easyJet will launch four new routes from Glasgow, providing direct connections to Lisbon from March 29, 2026, and to Pisa and Sharm El Sheikh from August , 2026, 1st, followed by flights to Malta from August 4, 2026.
easyJet serves 22 UK airports, offering over 630 routes to 140 destinations from the UK to Europe and beyond.
easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines, and offers a unique combination of the best route network connecting Europe’s primary airports with great value fares and friendly service. EasyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline, and carried over 100 million passengers in 2024 alone. The carrier has more than 340 aircraft flying on over 1,000 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport.
Source: easyJet