With a wave of new flight routes to Scotland, our connectivity from key markets has never been stronger. Read more about the latest announcements including the new United Airlines New York to Glasgow service and easyJet’s new Paris Charles-de-Gaulle to Aberdeen route.
The number of direct air services serving Scotland’s airports continues to grow, making it increasingly easy for your clients to start their vacation here. It has been a bumper year of announcements, which saw 2025 welcoming a list of new and return services to Scotland including Austrian Airlines (Vienna to Edinburgh); easyJet (Paris Charles de Gaulle to Aberdeen); and jetBlue (Boston to Edinburgh).
This month’s most recent announcements of new non-stop flights include the following services from destinations across the US and Europe.
New from the US
United Airlines have made an exciting and much anticipated announcement:
United Airlines is to restart its New York (EWR) to Glasgow (GLA) service from summer 2026 – a route they operated pre-pandemic. Once again, the airline will serve Scotland’s two biggest cities from New York providing North American visitors with more direct options of reaching Scotland for their vacations.
The Glasgow service will start on 8th May running until 23rd September 2026 and operate daily.
United Airlines other non-stop flights to Scotland include a year-round New York (EWR), Washington (IAD) – until Jan, and seasonal Chicago (ORD) services to Edinburgh (EDI).
Find out more about all the non-stop flights from North America
Travel From North America to Scotland | VisitScotland
New route announcements for Europe
Scotland’s accessibility from European markets has also continued to strengthen. Announcements and launches over the last few months have included some great, affordable options:
France:
- easyJet has launched a new direct service from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) to Aberdeen (ABZ). Flights will operate twice weekly, starting 27 October 2025.
Italy:
- Wizz Air has started flights from both Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Glasgow (GLA). Started on 27 October 2025, flights will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Spain:
- easyJet launched a new route from Barcelona (BCN) to Edinburgh (EDI) having commenced on 27 October 2025. Flights will operate twice a week.
Denmark:
- Norwegian will fly from Billund (BLL) to Edinburgh (EDI) operating from April to October 2026.
Discover more flight options from Europe
Travel From Europe to Scotland | VisitScotland