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[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

easyJet - Aberdeen to Belfast International. Flights start 4 January 2027

EZY619 ABZ 0845-0950 BFS (Fri)
EZY619 ABZ 0900-1005 BFS (Mon)

EZY620 BFS 1020-1120 ABZ (Fri)
EZY620 BFS 1035-1135 ABZ (Mon)

[George Nugent Travels @GeorgeNTravels]

Jet2 Summer 2027 Changes (Glasgow Only)

Marrakesh now winter seasonal
Malaga increases 6 to 7 weekly
Dalaman increases 5 to 6 weekly

📷Jet2 Press Team

[George Nugent Travels @GeorgeNTravels]

Jet2 S27 Changes (Edinburgh Only)

Kalamata removed for S27
Catania removed for S27
Sharm El Sheikh now winter seasonal
Malaga increased 5 to 6 weekly
Antalya increased 5 to 6 weekly
Alicante increased 5 to 6 weekly

Info from DM

📷Jet2 Press Team

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

Norwegian - Tromsø to Glasgow. Winter seasonal flights start 11 December 2026

DY1298 TOS 1110-1315 GLA (Fri)
DY1298 TOS 1510-1715 GLA (Mon)

DY1299 GLA 1405-1755 TOS (Fri)
DY1299 GLA 1755-2145 TOS (Mon)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

Wizz Air to launch domestic flights in Spain from October 2026:

Bilbao - Málaga
Bilbao - Santiago

Madrid - Asturias
Madrid - Palma
Madrid - Santiago

Valencia - Asturias
Valencia - Bilbao
Valencia - Palma
Valencia - Santander
Valencia - Santiago

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

WestJet to reduce its 🇨🇦Toronto - 🇬🇧Glasgow route from 4x to 3x weekly flights in Summer 2027

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

Jet2 to expand its 🇬🇧London Luton base in Summer 2027, with 1 additional aircraft and 5 new routes:

🇬🇷Chania
🇭🇷Dubrovnik
🇬🇷Kefalonia
🇪🇸Málaga
🇬🇷Thessaloniki

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

easyJet - Edinburgh to Tromsø. Winter seasonal flights start 30 November 2026

EZY3215 EDI 0645-1040 TOS (Mon)
EZY3215 EDI 1725-2120 TOS (Thu)

EZY3216 TOS 1120-1325 EDI (Mon)
EZY3216 TOS 2150-2355 EDI (Thu)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

easyJet - Glasgow to Kraków. Winter seasonal flights start 13 November 2026

EZY3125 GLA 0735-1115 KRK (Mon)
EZY3125 GLA 1410-1750 KRK (Fri)

EZY3126 KRK 1200-1400 GLA (Mon)
EZY3126 KRK 1820-2020 GLA (Fri)

Season: 13 November 2026 - 4 January 2027

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

easyJet - London Southend to Edinburgh. Flights start 25 October 2026

EZY983 SEN 1900-2030 EDI (Sun)
EZY983 SEN 1910-2040 EDI (Thu)

EZY984 EDI 2100-2220 SEN (Sun)
EZY984 EDI 2115-2235 SEN (Thu)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

Riyadh Air - Riyadh to Manchester. Flights start 23 July 2026

RX417 RUH 0145-0640 MAN (Tue, Thur & Sat)

RX418 MAN 0840-1720 RUH (Tue, Thur & Sat)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

Jet2 - Leeds/Bradford to Tivat. Summer seasonal flights start 10 May 2027

LBA 0720-1125 TIV (Mon)

TIV 1215-1435 LBA (Mon)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

Jet2 - Leeds/Bradford to Preveza. Summer seasonal flights start 23 May 2027

LBA 1320-1850 PVK (Sun)

PVK 1940-2125 LBA (Sun)

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

NEW ROUTE

Ryanair - Glasgow Prestwick to Turin. Winter seasonal flights start 12 December 2026

FR1752 PIK 0605-0935 TRN (Sat)

FR1753 TRN 1000-1130 PIK (Sat)

[Aviation News UK @AviationNews_UK]

United Airlines today returned to Glasgow Airport after a seven year gap.
Newark will now be served daily from Glasgow until the 24th October.

@united @GLA_Airport

[Zach Griff @_ZachGriff]

The airline that has the most to gain from Spirit’s demise…

JetBlue.

The airline just announced it’s adding 11 destinations from FLL.

Spirit and JetBlue also competed in many other East Coast markets.

Could Spirit’s liquidation be the thing that saves JetBlue?

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

Loganair to close its 🇬🇧Dundee base in September 2026 and end 3 routes:

🇬🇧Kirkwall
🇬🇧London Heathrow
🇬🇧Sumburgh

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

IndiGo appears to have removed its long haul network from sale with the final flights being (STC):

🇮🇳Delhi:
🇬🇧Manchester - 29 August 2026
🇬🇧London Heathrow - 24 October

🇮🇳Mumbai:
🇬🇧Manchester - 31 August 2026
🇳🇱Amsterdam - 24 October
🇬🇧London Heathrow - 24 October

[Sean M 🌈✈ @SeanM1997]

Lufthansa has ended flights to 7 UK airports since 2018:

🇬🇧Aberdeen (2011-2018)
🇬🇧Bristol (2021-2024)
🇬🇧Liverpool (2022-2024)
🇬🇧London Gatwick (2023-2024)
🇬🇧Belfast City (2023-2024)
🇬🇧Glasgow (2018-2026)
🇬🇧Newcastle (2021-2026)

Now only serves 6 UK airports regularly