As 2023 attracts to an in depth, there is a slew of latest U.Ok. and European routes launching in December and the not-so-distant way forward for 2024.
Now we have already shouted from the hilltops about a few of these routes, they usually have been noteworthy sufficient for their very own stand-alone tales (although we’ll cowl them once more under). We’ll additionally discuss you thru just a few others you might need missed — notably these serving regional U.Ok. hubs exterior of massive cities like London, a smattering of latest companies opening up in mainland Europe and some revived routes.
Air Canada
For summer season 2024, the airline will add a brand new direct service to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) from each Montreal-Trudeau Worldwide Airport (YUL) and Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ). The Toronto service will function twice weekly from June 12, 2024, with the Montreal service set to fly to the Swedish capital thrice weekly from June 14, 2024.
British Airways
In the meantime, in 2024, British Airways will relaunch its route from Heathrow to Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport (AUH) on April 20, with the route already open for bookings. This revived route comes scorching on the heels of the opening of Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport’s new Terminal A.
Corendon Airways
Turkish provider Corendon plans to launch two weekly flights to Heraklion Airport (HER) in Crete, Greece, from each Gatwick and Manchester Airport (MAN) for the summer season of 2024. The airline may also be including flights to Turkey’s Antalya Airport (AYT) from London Stansted Airport (STN) to its summer season program.
EasyJet
Elsewhere, the low-cost provider has introduced ahead the launch of its new Birmingham Airport (BHX) base to mid-March 2024, when it should debut 16 new routes to the U.Ok., Europe and North Africa.
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Providers will embrace AYT, Alicante Airport (ALC) and Tenerife North Airport (TFN), with twice-weekly flights to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Dalaman Airport (DLM) and Corfu Worldwide Airport (CFU). There will likely be weekly companies to SSH, HER and Rhodes Airport (RHO).
Different new EasyJet routes for summer season 2024 embrace twice-weekly companies from Southampton Airport (SOU) and Belfast Metropolis Airport (BHD) to Alicante beginning March 31 and Could 2, respectively. We’ll additionally see the return of twice-weekly flights between Newcastle Worldwide Airport (NCL) and ALC, London Luton Airport (LTN) and Manchester to Reus Airport (REU) in Catalonia, Spain, from April 2.
Additional new companies will roll out in Liverpool, England (April 1); Belfast, Northern Eire (April 20); and Glasgow, Scotland (Could 2), with new year-round flights to Tunisia’s Enfidha-Hammamet Worldwide Airport (NBE) working twice weekly.
Bristol, England, will see its new EasyJet companies to Malta Worldwide Airport (MLA) start through the Easter weekend; companies from Glasgow to Larnaca Worldwide Airport (LCA) and from Southampton to Faro Worldwide Airport (FAO) will launch Could 4 and June 6, respectively.
Finnair
Subsequent 12 months, service from Finnair’s Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chubu Centrair Worldwide Airport (NGO) in Nagoya, Japan, will return; this service will function for the primary time since 2020, when the route was suspended because of the pandemic. The revived route will take to the skies beginning Could 30, with twice-weekly flights.
The return of the Nagoya route will increase Finnair’s complete weekly flights to Japan to twenty. It’s going to complement the airline’s different routes from Helsinki to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) and Narita Worldwide Airport (NRT), in addition to to Itami Airport (ITM) in Osaka, Japan.
Icelandair
We’ll additionally see the restoration of its companies between Reykjavik and Halifax Stanfield Worldwide Airport (YHZ) in Nova Scotia; it is set to begin three companies per week from Could 31 to mid-October — a route final operated by Icelandair in 2018.
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Alongside elevated frequency on present routes, Edinburgh Airport (EDI) may have a brand new twice-weekly service to Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) from March 8 and a weekly service to Malta from Could 1.
There may also be a weekly Saturday flight to France’s Chambery Airport (CMF) between Feb. 10 and April 6, in addition to companies between Oct. 3, 2024, and March 27, 2025.
Persevering with with the Scottish theme, weekly companies to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) will begin from Glasgow between Could 8 and Sept. 25.
Elsewhere, the airline is including six new U.Ok.-to-Morocco routes as follows:
To Agadir:
- From Oct. 3, 2024, to Nov. 16, 2025: Two weekly flights from Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted
- From Oct. 3, 2024, to Nov. 13, 2025: One weekly flight from Leeds, England
- From Oct. 6, 2024, to Nov. 13, 2025: Two weekly flights from Bristol
- From Nov. 3, 2024, and Nov. 12, 2025: Two weekly flights from Glasgow
To Marrakech:
- From Oct. 4 to Nov. 14: Two weekly flights from Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted
- From Nov. 4 to Apr 28, 2025: Two weekly flights from Glasgow
Birmingham will see its roster bolstered by service to Tivat Airport (TIV) between Could 2 and Oct. 31, with twice-weekly service to Mytilene Worldwide Airport (MJT) in Lesbos, Greece, from Could 26 till Oct. 6.
Lastly, service to Ibiza Airport (IBZ) will likely be added from Could 16 for the summer season season from Birmingham Airport (BHX), Bristol Airport (BRS), East Midlands Airport (EMA), Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Glasgow Airport (GLA), Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), London Stansted Airport (STN), Manchester Airport (MAN) and Newcastle Worldwide Airport (NCL).
JetBlue
Increasing its transatlantic operations in 2024, JetBlue will launch day by day flights to John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) from Edinburgh (Could 23) and Dublin (March 14), with an extra route from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS). The flights will run all through the summer season till Sept. 30.
Qantas
The Australian airline will launch its long-awaited nonstop flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Perth Airport (PER) on July 12, 2024; it’s going to function 4 weekly flights till mid-August when the schedule will likely be adjusted to 3 weekly flights.
Ryanair
Low-cost goliath Ryanair has added many new routes for its 2023-2024 winter schedule.
First, there’s Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) to DUB, FAO and Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP). Second, there is a new Newquay-to-Stansted connection that may run year-round.
Vacationers departing Leeds will profit from a brand new path to Porto, Portugal. Bristol Airport (BRS) receives two new routes to Porto Airport (OPO) and Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE); Manchester has new companies to BHD, Plovdiv Worldwide Airport (PDV), Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport (TIA), VCE and Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) this winter. Birmingham sees new companies to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Worldwide Airport (BUD), Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), Seville Airport (SVQ) and Valencia Airport (VLC).
These wishing to fly from the capital have seven new companies: There are new flights from Gatwick, Luton and Stansted to BHD, EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL), Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ), Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), Tirana Worldwide Airport (TIA), Treviso Airport (TSF) and Vigo Airport (VGO).
Lastly, Newcastle’s winter 2023-2024 schedule will embrace one new path to Paphos Worldwide Airport (PFO).
Swiss Worldwide Airways
Vietnam Airways
Roaring again into operation final month, Vietnam Airways noticed the return of its day by day nonstop flights from Heathrow; there are 4 weekly companies to Hanoi and three weekly companies to Tan Son Nhat Worldwide Airport (SGN) in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis.
Virgin Atlantic
Later within the 12 months, we’ll additionally see a summer season service to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS) from Manchester, taking to the air from June 2 and working twice weekly.
WestJet
Wizz Air
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There’s loads to look ahead to in 2024 should you’re based mostly within the U.Ok. or Europe, with a slew of latest routes on supply from each finances and premium airways.
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