Ryanair has scrapped flights to plenty of popular holiday spots this year, citing the ‘unjustified’ and ‘bizarre’ introduction of aviation taxes across Europe as the reason why.
Spain was the destination hit the hardest, with the low-cost carrier cutting its schedule over several routes, while Italy, Germany, France, and Denmark have also faced a reduction in flights.
But, thankfully for holidaymakers, the airline has also introduced some new destinations across the continent this summer.
AeroRoutes, which offers daily updates of the air network, has published a full list of Ryanair’s planned network additions for summer 2025.
And better still, this includes flights from the UK to destinations that have not been served by Ryanair in over a decade.
New Ryanair routes for summer 2025
In January, Ryanair announced seven new summer routes from London Stansted, including the following destinations:
- Reggio Calabria, Italy – from March 19
- Bodrum, Turkey – from March 19
- Linz, Austria – from March 24
- Clermont-Ferrand, France – from April 20
- Munster, Germany – from May 20
- Dalaman, Turkey – from June 2.
Fares for these journeys starts from just £14.99, according to Ryanair’s website, except for London to Dalaman, which will set you back at least £33.69.
Additionally, flights from Stansted to Lubeck in Germany are expected to begin from April 1, but tickets are not available to book on Ryanair’s website as of yet.
According to Aeroroutes, the carrier is also reinstating some routes that it hasn’t served for more than a decade, including three from Bournemouth airport.
Ryanair will fly from Bournemouth to both Chania and Rhodes in Greece in June, and to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in April.
All three routes, which have been absent from Ryanair’s website since 2014, will operate twice weekly.
Those travelling from Manchester can expect two new routes at the end of March too, with twice-weekly flights to both Morocco’s capital Rabat and the southern French city of Toulouse.
Twice-weekly flights to Toulouse will also commence from Bristol Airport as of May 3.
Meanwhile, in Scotland, a new route from Edinburgh to Funchal in Portugal will launch March 30, while a twice-weekly flight from Glasgow to Malta will begin from April 25.
The budget carrier has slashed a number of flights this year, and many popular European holiday destinations have been affected.
Spain is among the hardest hit by the cuts, with Ryanair revealing last month that it would cut its Spanish summer traffic by 18% this year.
The airline will stop all flights to and from Jerez and Valladolid and reduce flights in and out of Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, Santander and Asturias, with a total of 80,000 seats across 12 routes being lost.
Ryanair previously told Metro: ‘We have been forced to cut capacity to and from short-sighted markets that are bizarrely introducing or increasing aviation taxes.’
Full list of new Ryanair routes for summer 2025
Glasgow – Malta (April 1)
London Stansted – Reggio Calabria (March 19)
London Stansted – Bodrum (March 19)
London Stansted – Linz (March 24)
London Stansted – Clermont-Ferrand (April 20)
London Stansted – Munster (May 20)
London Stansted – Dalaman (June 2)
Bournemouth – Fuerteventura (April 1)
Bournemouth – Chania (June 1)
Bournemouth – Rhodes (June 4)
Manchester – Rabat (March 39)
Manchester – Toulouse (March 31)
Bristol – Toulouse (May 3)
Edinburgh – Funchal (March 30)
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