Overview
- Turkish Airlines will launch Stansted–Istanbul on March 18 with up to 15 weekly flights, offering onward connections to 353 destinations.
- Stansted’s 2026 additions include easyJet to Paris Charles de Gaulle from March 5, Ryanair to Malmö from April 1 with extra Glasgow services from March 29, AJet to Bodrum from June 26, Jet2 to Jerez and Samos in May and La Palma from October 26, TUI to Kos from May 7, and BA CityFlyer to Olbia from May 23.
- Manchester confirmed seven new routes for 2026: easyJet to Montpellier from March 30 and Preveza from June 24; Jet2 to La Palma from April 3, Palermo from May 1, and Samos from May 5; Ryanair to Castellon from June 1; and SunExpress to Bodrum from May 4.
- Manchester’s £1.3bn Terminal 2 transformation is due to complete within weeks, and airport leadership has outlined ambitions to add long‑haul links such as Riyadh and Tokyo.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport will see easyJet start Lisbon on March 31 and Paphos from August 2 with Naples in August, while Ryanair adds Warsaw from February 2, Marrakesh from April, and Tirana from March, alongside plans for a sixth based aircraft.