{"id":5430,"date":"2026-04-03T20:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/5430\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:47:14","slug":"london-gatwick-airport-gets-5-new-airlines-in-less-than-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/5430\/","title":{"rendered":"London Gatwick Airport gets 5 new airlines in less than 2 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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London Gatwick Airport <\/a>has welcomed its fifth new airline in less than two weeks as the West Sussex hub prepares for its busiest summer since the pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting on 1 April 2026, German airline Condor<\/a> is commencing flights from Gatwick to Frankfurt, with a three-times-per-day service between the two cities, using Airbus A320 or A321 aircraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCondor\u2019s arrival marks yet another exciting landmark in what has been a period of significant growth for the airport,\u201d said Jonny Macneal, head of aviation development at Gatwick.<\/p>\n

New airlines join the schedule at London Gatwick Airport<\/p>\n

Condor follows the recent arrival of Jet2<\/a>, the UK\u2019s third largest airline, which will operate 29 routes from Gatwick this summer using six Airbus A321neo aircraft \u2013 five of which will be based at the airport while a sixth will overnight elsewhere and fly into the airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jet2 destinations from Gatwick include Spain, T\u00fcrkiye, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Croatia.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Jet2<\/p>\n

Jet2 said the move had created more than 300 jobs, including in-flight operations, engineering, cabin crew, customer service and ground handling roles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Air France<\/a> has started a twice-daily service to Paris\u2013Charles de Gaulle using its Airbus A220 aircraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The relaunch is the first time Air France has operated from Gatwick since 1996.<\/p>\n

Eurowings<\/a> has also joined with a service to Cologne, which began at the end of March and will operate 13 times a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Airlines big and small launch from London\u2019s second hub<\/p>\n

Romanian carrier AnimaWings<\/a> has launched its first service from Gatwick, with flights to Bucharest Otopeni having begun on 22 March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The route operates six times per week using Airbus A220-300 aircraft, with business, premium economy and economy seats available.<\/p>\n

\"AnimawingsPhoto: Michael Steffen \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

Several additional new airlines are set to start flying to Gatwick later in the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They include AirAsia X, which is launching a daily flight to Kuala Lumpur<\/a> with a stop in Bahrain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting on 26 June 2026, the service will operate via the Gulf on Airbus A330 aircraft, connecting Gatwick with the Malaysian capital for the first time since 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kuala Lumpur will be the 15th destination in Asia served from London Gatwick.<\/p>\n

\"ThaiPhoto: zapper \/ stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Bo Lingam, group CEO of AirAsia X<\/a>, said: \u201cOur return to London marks a significant milestone for AirAsia X and we\u2019re excited to commence our operations at London Gatwick this June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new daily route will enable UK travellers to seamlessly and affordably connect to Bahrain, Asean and beyond through our extensive Fly-Thru connectivity spanning over 130 destinations worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gatwick gains transatlantic route and additional frequencies to Europe <\/p>\n

Royal Air Maroc<\/a> began serving Tetouan in Morocco twice weekly from 29 March, and Norwegian has added to the airport\u2019s ties to Denmark with a new service to Aalborg.<\/p>\n

On the transatlantic front, Air Transat will launch a new route to the Canadian capital, Ottawa, from 15 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AirPhoto: Matthijs van Wageningen<\/p>\n

SWISS is also increasing the frequency of its Zurich service to twice-daily.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Air Arabia is launching a non-stop service<\/a> connecting Gatwick with Sharjah in the UAE.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From the end of June, the low-cost carrier will operate the route twice a day using Airbus A321neo LR aircraft. It was delayed, having been announced in November 2025 with a start date of the end of March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chinese carriers continue to grow at Gatwick<\/p>\n

Beijing Capital Airlines is also due to launch a new route between Gatwick and Qingdao in East China\u2019s Shandong province.<\/p>\n

\"CapitalPhoto: BriYYZ \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

Gatwick has seen strong demand from Chinese carriers as they benefit from Russian overflight permissions to reach East Asia on the shortest routes.<\/p>\n

And Pegasus<\/a> is all set to begin flying between Istanbul and Gatwick from 15 June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emirates fourth daily flight between Dubai and Gatwick using an Airbus A350 launched in February. However, the situation in the Gulf has upended schedules<\/a>, and the carrier is currently operating just two flights a day to the Sussex airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"EmiratesPhoto: Franz Massard \/ stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 62 airlines operating from Gatwick this summer, passengers will enjoy the airport\u2019s widest choice of carriers ever,\u201d Gatwick said, announcing the expanded schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gatwick\u2019s Macneal added: \u201cWith new airlines joining the airport, new destinations launching and major frequency increases across our network, passengers will enjoy even more choice for holidays, business trips and long-haul adventures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to offer one of the UK\u2019s most comprehensive route networks and we look forward to welcoming even more passengers this summer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Featured image:\u00a0Christian Palent | stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

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