Here is the final update of my route list before the commencing of the summer season.
New Routes for 2017/2018
New route shown in black
New airlines shown in red
New destination for Manchester shown in blue
New country for Manchester shown in bold
Confirmed:
59 new routes currently announced for 2017
2 new routes currently announced for 2018.
8 new airlines
17 completely new destinations over 2017/2018.
10 long-haul route launches over 2017/2018.
3 completely new countries over 2017/2018.
10 new destinations only served from Manchester in the UK, outside of London over 2017/2018
March
Royal Air Maroc - Casablanca - 28th March 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Virgin Atlantic - San Francisco - 28th March 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Virgin Atlantic - Boston - 29th March 2017 (making two carriers on the route), only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Thomson - Sharm-el-Sheikh - 30th March 2017
April
Ryanair - Naples - 4th April 2017
Thomas Cook - Sharm-el-Sheikh - 11th April 2017
Monarch - Stockholm - 28th April 2017
Monarch - Dubrovnik - 29th April 2017
Monarch - Zagreb - 29th April 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Jet2 - Almeria - 29th April 2017
Monarch - Porto - 29th April 2017
May
Oman Air - Muscat - 1st May 2017 - New Country: OMAN, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
Thomson - Santa Clara - 2nd May 2017
Thomas Cook - Malaga - 3rd May 2017
ASL Airlines - Zakynthos - 4th May 2017
Thomas Cook - Mykonos - 4th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Skiathos - 5th May 2017
Thomas Cook - Split - 5th May 2017
Thomson - Olbia - 6th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Kefalonia - 7th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Corfu - 8th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Rhodes - 10th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Kos - 13th May 2017
Thomas Cook -San Francisco - 14th May 2017 (making two carriers on the route), only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
British Airways (Cityflyer)- London City - 18th May 2017
British Airways - Ibiza - 18th May 2017
British Airways - Malaga - 19th May 2017
British Airways - Mykonos - 19th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Heraklion - 19th May 2017
British Airways - Nice - 20th May 2017
British Airways - Alicante - 20th May 2017
British Airways - Palma - 21st May 2017
Air Europa - Palma - 21st May 2017
EasyJet - Preveza - 21st May 2017
Virgin Atlantic - New York JFK - 21st May 2017 (taking over from Delta for summer season)
Enter Air - Zakynthos - 25th May 2017
Enter Air - Skiathos - 26th May 2017
Jet2 - Thessaloniki - 27th May 2017
Titan Airways - Zadar - 28th May 2017
Enter Air - Heraklion - 30th May 2017
Enter Air - Rhodes - 31st May 2017
Astra Air - 1 weekly MAN-HER charters begin (to be confirmed)
June
ASL Airlines - Preveza - 1st June 2017
ASL Airlines - Chania - 6th June 2017
Saudia - Riyadh - 23rd June 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
July
BMI Regional - Cagliari - 8th July 2017
EasyJet - Granada - 21st July 2017
EasyJet - Dubrovnik - 22nd July 2017
September
Loganair - Glasgow, Inverness, Norwich (taking over for Flybe), Stornoway - 1st September
Ryanair - Frankfurt - 5th September
October
Air Arabia Maroc - MAN-AGA twice-weekly - 1st October 2017 (to be confirmed - confirmation expected soon)
Kuwait Airways - MAN-KWI twice-weekly A330 (to be confirmed - confirmation expected July) only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London. NEW Country: Kuwait
Ryanair - Cologne/Bonn - 29th October 2017
Ryanair - Seville - 30th October 2017
Ryanair - Kiev Borispol - 31st October 2017 - New Country: UKRAINE, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
November
Thomas Cook - Sharm el Sheikh
Thomas Cook - Mauritius - 15th November 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
Thomson - La Romana - 22nd November 2017
December
Eurowings - Salzburg - 4th December 2017
PowdAir - Sion - 17th December 2017
January
Thomas Cook - Cape Town - 10th January 2018 New Country: SOUTH AFRICA, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
May
Thomas Cook - Santa Clara - 5th May 2018 (Making two carriers on the route)
New Routes for 2017/2018
New route shown in black
New airlines shown in red
New destination for Manchester shown in blue
New country for Manchester shown in bold
Confirmed:
59 new routes currently announced for 2017
2 new routes currently announced for 2018.
8 new airlines
17 completely new destinations over 2017/2018.
10 long-haul route launches over 2017/2018.
3 completely new countries over 2017/2018.
10 new destinations only served from Manchester in the UK, outside of London over 2017/2018
March
Royal Air Maroc - Casablanca - 28th March 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Virgin Atlantic - San Francisco - 28th March 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Virgin Atlantic - Boston - 29th March 2017 (making two carriers on the route), only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Thomson - Sharm-el-Sheikh - 30th March 2017
April
Ryanair - Naples - 4th April 2017
Thomas Cook - Sharm-el-Sheikh - 11th April 2017
Monarch - Stockholm - 28th April 2017
Monarch - Dubrovnik - 29th April 2017
Monarch - Zagreb - 29th April 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London
Jet2 - Almeria - 29th April 2017
Monarch - Porto - 29th April 2017
May
Oman Air - Muscat - 1st May 2017 - New Country: OMAN, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
Thomson - Santa Clara - 2nd May 2017
Thomas Cook - Malaga - 3rd May 2017
ASL Airlines - Zakynthos - 4th May 2017
Thomas Cook - Mykonos - 4th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Skiathos - 5th May 2017
Thomas Cook - Split - 5th May 2017
Thomson - Olbia - 6th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Kefalonia - 7th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Corfu - 8th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Rhodes - 10th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Kos - 13th May 2017
Thomas Cook -San Francisco - 14th May 2017 (making two carriers on the route), only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
British Airways (Cityflyer)- London City - 18th May 2017
British Airways - Ibiza - 18th May 2017
British Airways - Malaga - 19th May 2017
British Airways - Mykonos - 19th May 2017
ASL Airlines - Heraklion - 19th May 2017
British Airways - Nice - 20th May 2017
British Airways - Alicante - 20th May 2017
British Airways - Palma - 21st May 2017
Air Europa - Palma - 21st May 2017
EasyJet - Preveza - 21st May 2017
Virgin Atlantic - New York JFK - 21st May 2017 (taking over from Delta for summer season)
Enter Air - Zakynthos - 25th May 2017
Enter Air - Skiathos - 26th May 2017
Jet2 - Thessaloniki - 27th May 2017
Titan Airways - Zadar - 28th May 2017
Enter Air - Heraklion - 30th May 2017
Enter Air - Rhodes - 31st May 2017
Astra Air - 1 weekly MAN-HER charters begin (to be confirmed)
June
ASL Airlines - Preveza - 1st June 2017
ASL Airlines - Chania - 6th June 2017
Saudia - Riyadh - 23rd June 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
July
BMI Regional - Cagliari - 8th July 2017
EasyJet - Granada - 21st July 2017
EasyJet - Dubrovnik - 22nd July 2017
September
Loganair - Glasgow, Inverness, Norwich (taking over for Flybe), Stornoway - 1st September
Ryanair - Frankfurt - 5th September
October
Air Arabia Maroc - MAN-AGA twice-weekly - 1st October 2017 (to be confirmed - confirmation expected soon)
Kuwait Airways - MAN-KWI twice-weekly A330 (to be confirmed - confirmation expected July) only served in the UK from Manchester, outside of London. NEW Country: Kuwait
Ryanair - Cologne/Bonn - 29th October 2017
Ryanair - Seville - 30th October 2017
Ryanair - Kiev Borispol - 31st October 2017 - New Country: UKRAINE, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
November
Thomas Cook - Sharm el Sheikh
Thomas Cook - Mauritius - 15th November 2017, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
Thomson - La Romana - 22nd November 2017
December
Eurowings - Salzburg - 4th December 2017
PowdAir - Sion - 17th December 2017
January
Thomas Cook - Cape Town - 10th January 2018 New Country: SOUTH AFRICA, only served in the UK from Manchester outside of London
May
Thomas Cook - Santa Clara - 5th May 2018 (Making two carriers on the route)