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Five airlines launching new routes in 2023

Five airlines launching new routes in 2023

Some of the country’s biggest airlines are launching new routes from regional airports across the UK to both firm favourite and newly discovered destinations, so everyone can explore more, regardless of where you live

This is a feature from Issue 14 of Charitable Traveller. Click to read more from this issue.

1. Jet2

The UK’s third-largest scheduled airline Jet2 continues to spread its wings from regional airports. New routes to holiday hotspots for 2023 include East Midlands to Santorini (pictured) in the Greek Islands, Glasgow to Girona in northern Spain and Manchester to Tivat, Montenegro, all launching in May. In July, flights will start from Bristol to Malaga, Spain.

2. British Airways

While British Airways keeps its focus on the main hubs of Gatwick and Heathrow, it’s branching out with more new long-haul destinations around the world. Two direct routes are starting to the Caribbean from Gatwick in March, the first is to Aruba, one of the Lesser Antilles, the second is to the Port of Spain on Trinidad (pictured). Also starting in March from Gatwick is a direct flight to Georgetown, Guyana, in South America. In June, a direct link to Cincinnati, Ohio, from Heathrow begins.

3. EasyJet

Summer holiday plans just got a lot more convenient for anyone living close to Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Luton, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Belfast airports, thanks to easyJet’s new routes. Highlights include, in May, direct routes from Birmingham to Sicily (pictured) and from Manchester to Murcia, Spain, while in June, Rhodes will be directly accessible from Belfast. And from November, Glaswegians will be able to grab some winter sun in Morocco with direct flights to Agadir.

4. The Restorative Power of the Alps

Similar to BA, the new routes from Virgin and its codeshare partner Delta focus on the big UK hubs, giving more options to long-haul favourites. In April, Delta will start flying from Gatwick to New York (JFK) and in May, from Edinburgh to Atlanta while Virgin’s new routes start from Heathrow – to the Maldives (pictured) in October and the Turks & Caicos in November.

5. Aer Lingus

The Irish airline is making travel to the States from the UK’s regional airports even easier in 2023, as it will operate flights to Dublin from 17 UK airports, including Newquay, Aberdeen and Bournemouth, plus boosting direct operations to New York and Orlando from its Manchester hub. Onward travel from Dublin is then possible to 17 destinations across the USA, and includes US border pre-clearance in Dublin, making for a smoother experience all around.