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Eight UK airports will receive new easyJet routes during the summer of 2024 season.

The regional airline was the sole carrier on around a quarter of its route network, but the impact of its collapse will be far less severe than when the previous incarnation of Flybe failed almost three years ago.

The airline had previously withdrawn from the UK airport this winter, blaming “short-sighted and short-term decisions” by its management.

The Gulf carrier will operate 119 weekly flights to the UK by Dec. 1.

The UK airport remains confident ahead of the winter season despite looming economic headwinds.

The ULCC has scheduled more than 3.4 million departure seats from its two Milan bases during the winter 2022/23 season.

Two new destinations in the UK will join the Turkish-German carrier’s network in 2023.

The carrier opened a new regional Dublin-UK route.

The carrier will operate 130 weekly flights from the northeast England airport this summer.

International Airlines Group is increasing competition with easyJet at the UK’s second largest airport.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier said nearly 90% of its pre-pandemic flying has been restored.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

The Scottish carrier has unveiled its summer 2022 schedule, which includes the restart of several international services as well as frequency increases on scores of UK domestic routes.

The UAE carrier is set to be operating 77 weekly flights to the UK by Oct. 31.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

The carrier has seen strong demand from the UK airport to leisure destinations this summer.

The additional services include its first-ever route to Belfast City Airport.

A combined 29 new routes are being launched from the two bases.

The base becomes the third in the UK to be announced by the ULCC since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

More than 75 destinations will be served by the Spanish carrier this winter, with an emphasis on boosting business travel.

After a deal was agreed that could pave the way for Flybe to restart operations, Routes looks at what became of the carrier’s UK network since its failure.

The LCC expects to fly just a quarter of its normal schedule over the coming months although looking ahead to next summer and two new seasonal bases will open in Spain and Portugal.

The airline is trying to avoid involuntary layoffs.