easyJet's route map is shifting again. Europe's second-largest low-cost carrier (by itself, behind only Ryanair) has confirmed a wave of airport exits across 2026 and into January 2027, alongside one notable Arctic return.
The biggest name on the cut list is Istanbul Airport, which the airline had served since 2023 from Bristol and Manchester. Regular flights ended in March 2026 — though there's a one-off twist: a brief Liverpool–Istanbul service later this year, laid on purely for football. Istanbul recently overtook Heathrow as Europe's busiest airport, so easyJet walking away from it is a telling move.
Two more destinations go later in 2026. Flights to Oslo Airport end in October after eight years, most recently from Manchester. Salerno Costa d'Amalfi, only added in 2024 as a gateway to the Amalfi Coast with flights from Milan Malpensa, disappears from November. Then Leeds Bradford goes entirely on 4 January 2027, ending easyJet's presence in Yorkshire. The airline first served Leeds Bradford in 2010, left in 2017, came back in 2021, and by late 2026 will run five routes there — Barcelona, Belfast, Malaga, Palma and Paris CDG — before pulling out for good. Travellers in the region will still find the same destinations covered from Manchester, where easyJet is much bigger.
These cuts follow earlier exits in 2024 and 2025, including Ancona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Comiso, Lourdes, Rijeka, Stockholm Arlanda, Tel Aviv and Toulon. The Bergamo withdrawal was especially notable given it's a Ryanair stronghold, while easyJet doubled down on Milan's Malpensa instead.
There's good news for Northern Lights chasers, though. easyJet had looked likely to abandon Harstad-Narvik in northern Norway — the gateway to the Lofoten Islands — after its Malpensa route ended in September 2026. But the airline has now confirmed a return for summer 2027, resuming on 29 June with twice-weekly Tuesday and Thursday flights on a 235-seat A321neo.
Route churn like this is normal for low-cost carriers: aircraft are easily redeployed to wherever fares, fees and incentives look better. For travellers, the lesson is simple — if you like an easyJet route, book it while it exists, and always check whether a nearby airport still covers your destination.
