Summer's 99 routes to fly from Palermo airport
Touching 100 summer routes, Palermo Airport during the summer of 2023, a season that sees 73 international connections to 26 [...]
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Close to 100 summer routes the airport of Palermo during summer 2023, a season that sees 73 international connections to 26 countries, while she 25 airlines operating from Falcone-Borsellino. Domestic flights, on the other hand, reach as many as 26 Italian destinations.
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In total, the Sicilian airport estimates a year-end passenger growth by +7% (7.6 million compared to 7.1 last year). They are in the summer, however, the availability of scheduled seats sees a jump in 9% capacity: 6,787,600, while in 2022 it was 6,229,285.
What's new Vienna, Istanbul and Copenhagen
As a result, there will be 99 connections-between scheduled and charter flights-from Palermo airport, and the biggest new additions are: the route to Parma operated by Ryanair, the connection with Vienna by Austrian Airlines (which debuted on March 30 with three frequencies: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays); the link direct with Istanbul by Turkish Airlines (which starting next May 5 will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday).
Also for the summer, you will also be able to go to Portugal from Palermo, to Porto with easyJet every Saturday - July through September - and to Copenhagen (June through August) every Monday and Friday. Finally, Air Malta returns to Palermo with a direct connection between the islands; while Air Serbia increases flight frequencies to Belgrade.
Ryanair dominance on domestic routes
A total of 26 domestic routes are being operated from Palermo Airport this summer. As for Ryanair, the Irish company provides 21 of the 26 routes totals. The exclusive flights are to Alghero, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Cuneo, Forli, Genoa, Parma, Perugia, Pisa, Rimini, and Trieste.
The links for Milan-Bergamo, on the other hand, see the commitments of both Ryanair both of Aeroitalia: both companies also fly from Palermo to Rome Fiumicino (where Ita Airways also flies). On Palermo-Venice, however, the challenge is between Ryanair and Wizz Air flights.
The other Ryanair flights are to Florence (where Vueling also flies), Milan Malpensa (route also operated by easyJet and Italian carrier Neos), Naples (along with easyJet and Volotea), Turin (there is also Volotea) and Verona (operated by Volotea and Neos).
The Spanish airline Volotea, finally, also flies to Ancona and Olbia exclusively (in addition to the aforementioned Verona, Turin and Naples). Danish carrier Dat connects the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria with the Sicilian capital's airport (on a territorial continuity basis).
Italian carriers Ita Airways and Neos, finally, connect Palermo airport with Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino (Ita); Verona, and Milan Malpensa (Neos).
Flights to Germany, France and Spain
Germany, France and Spain lead the ranking of direct routes to/from Palermo. In detail the Germany leads the way with 14 connections: Munich (Lufthansa), Cologne (Ryanair, Eurowings), Memmingen (Ryanair), Nuremberg (Ryanair), Berlin (Ryanair), Hahn (Ryanair), Karlsruhe (Ryanair), Frankfurt (Lufthansa), Stuttgart (Eurowings), Dusseldorf (Eurowings), Braunschweig (Smartwings), Paderborn (Elettra Airways), Dresden (Elettra Airways), Hamburg (Eurowings, Elettra Airways).
It follows the France with 13 direct flights: Paris Orly (EasyJet, Transavia), Paris Charles de Gaulle (EasyJet, Air France, Enter Air, Volotea), Marseille (Ryanair, Enter Air), Lyon (EasyJet, Transavia, Volotea), Nantes (Transavia, Enter Air, Volotea), Paris Beauvais (Ryanair), Bordeaux (Enter Air), Lille (Volotea), Toulouse (Volotea, Enter Air), Lourdes (Volotea, Malta Med Air), Deauville (Volotea), Strasbourg (Volotea), Nice (EasyJet, Volotea).
They are 1o, finally, the routes to Spain: Barcelona (Ryanair, Vueling), Madrid (Ryanair), Valencia (Ryanair), Bilbao (Albastar), Leon (Evelop Airlines), Pamplona (Enter Air, Albastar), Salamanca (Evelop Airlines), Seville (Evelop Airlines, Albastar), Villadolid (Evelop Airlines), Zaragoza (Evelop Airlines, Albastar). Added to these is the route to Porto, Portugal, which is easyJet's newest addition.
Other international routes
More detached theto Great Britain (including Ireland) with 6 routes: London Stansted (Ryanair), London Gatwick (EasyJet), London Heathrow (British Airways), London Luton (EasyJet), Edinburgh (Ryanair), Dublin (Ryanair).
There are always six routes to Poland, Romania, Hungary: Wroclaw (Ryanair), Krakow (Ryanair, Enter Air), Warsaw (Smartwings, Lot), Katowice (Enter Air), Budapest (Ryanair), Bucharest Otopeni (Ryanair); while connections to Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg are five in total: Charleroi (Ryanair), Brussels (Tuifly Belgium), Luxembourg (Luxemburg Air), Amsterdam (EasyJet), and Rotterdam (Transavia Holland).
Following from Palermo in the summer are five routes to Switzerland, Austria Czech Republic: Geneva (EasyJet), Zurich (Swiss), Basel (EasyJet),Vienna (Austrian, Ryanair), Prague (Smartwings, Enter Air); Six routes to Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria: Athens (Ryanair, Volotea), Zakynthos (Volotea), Santorini (Volotea), Mostar (Croatia Airlines), Belgrade (Air Serbia), Sofia (Balkan Holiday Air).
Three routes planned, finally, for Norway, Sweden and Denmark: Oslo (Scandinavian), Stockholm (Scandinavian, Norwegian), Copenhagen (Norwegian, Scandinavian). To close, direct connections to Tunisia (Tunis with Tunisair Express); Malta with Air Malta; the aforementioned Istanbul with Turkish; and Israel (Tel Aviv with Isr Air Israel).
