Though Ryanair recently cut flights across 19 airports, including those in the UK, Ireland, France, and Spain, they’ve also launched some brand-new routes for 2026.
But while Simple Flying reports the airline’s busiest bases include London Stansted, Dublin, Milan Bergamo, Brussels Charleroi, and Barcelona, none of the new routes are in those airports.
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Instead, the 15 new routes, which were launched on 1 and 2 June respectively, include destinations like Poland’s Gdańsk and Albania’s Tirana.
The UK’s Manchester airport will get a brand-new Ryanair link to Spain’s Castellón, too.
Full list of 15 new Ryanair routes for summer 2026
Per The Daily Express, these include:
- Bologna – Castellón
- Forli – Cagliari
- Parma – Reggio Calabria
- Rimini – Cologne/Bonn
- Rimini – Catania
- Manchester – Castellón
- Gdańsk – Bucharest
- Gdańsk – Palermo
- Katowice – Aarhus
- Katowice – Lamezia Terme
- Tirana – Alghero
- Tirana – Genoa
- Tirana – Parma
- Tirana – Wroclaw
- Zadar – Cork.
Manchester fliers have a new route to an underrated Spanish destination
These changes mean passengers from Manchester Airport now have a direct Ryanair flight to Spain’s Castellón.
Lonely Planet wrote that while “you don’t hear a great deal about the province of Castellón, to the north of the Valencia region,” the region’s airport, which saw its first commercial flight in 2015, years after officially opening, made it more viable for visitors.
Ryanair was the first airline to fly to what was then dubbed a “ghost” airport, The Guardian reported in 2015.
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Over a decade on, the carrier has added Manchester and Bologna connections to its existing routes at the Valencian base. They added an Essex route to the destination in April, too.
Airports aside, Castellón has often been lauded as a quieter Spanish location with fewer tourists but tonnes of local charm.
Stansted Airport described the area, located on the country’s East coast, as a hidden gem.
“Castellon de la Plana’s sleepy city streets hide many treasures for the discerning tourist. If you’re hunting for a holiday off the beaten track, away from the hustle and bustle of Barcelona or Madrid but still bursting with unique Spanish charm, there is nowhere better than Castellon de la Plana,” they wrote.
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“It’s great for families too with loads of local attractions including nearby beaches, escape rooms and hot springs.”
