Palermo Airport starts the summer season full of news
The Summer 2026 of Palermo Falcone Borsellino airport presents itself with rapidly growing numbers and an increasingly extensive network, designed to offer passengers more choice, more frequencies and a range of connections that strengthens the role of the airport in the Mediterranean. For the summer season, Palermo International Airport will connect 105 destinations in 28 countries, including 25 domestic, 78 international and 2 intercontinental routes.
37 airlines will operate at the Palermo airport, while 10 new destinations will debut during the summer. The number of carriers present is also growing, with three new airlines: Jet2, Wizz Air and KM Malta Airlines. There are five active bases in Palermo: Ryanair (47 destinations), Volotea (19 destinations), Wizz Air (11 destinations), ITA Airways (2 destinations) and Aeroitalia (1 destination).
For passengers departing from Palermo, the 2026 summer season offers a very articulated network. On the national front, connections with the main Italian cities (25 in total) remain central, from Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Milan (Linate and Malpensa), Naples, Olbia, Rome (Fiumicino), Turin, Trapani, Trieste, Venice, Verona to other destinations served by various carriers.
The international offer for European destinations is also very wide. Among the richest markets are France, with 14 connections, Germany with 10, Great Britain and Ireland with 10, Spain and Portugal with 7, Poland with 7, as well as connections to Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Greece and the Balkans.
On the long-haul route, Palermo also confirms flights to the United States, with connections to New York (JFK airport and Newark airport).
Among the novelties of the summer season there are several new routes. Connections such as Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle with Jet2, Malta with KM Malta Airlines, as well as new routes operated by Wizz Air such as Belgrade, Bratislava, Sharm el-Sheikh, Skopje, Sofia, Tel Aviv and Warsaw (Modlin Airport) make their debut. Gdansk, Amsterdam, Bordeaux and Paris (Orly airport) are also among the routes reported in the summer network.
New services for passengers at Palermo Airport
For those flying to or from Sicily, you can also take advantage of new airport services. Seven drinking water fountains are already available, four of which with the possibility of refilling, 25 new charging stations for devices, 200 new ergonomic seats, two new multifunctional work areas, enhanced wi-fi and smart spaces also designed for business travellers.
On the infrastructure front, after the opening of the new P4 car park with 62 additional parking spaces, the new cargo area of about 1,000 square meters is expected to come into operation from April. By the end of June, the 400-square-meter Prima Vista Lounge and the Planeta Amore restaurant, with a Planeta wine bar in the airside area, will also open. By August, the expansion of the P2 car park will be completed with 232 new stalls. Also planned for April 2026 is a new Kids area and an outdoor Pet area of 300 square meters with relaxation areas and benches.
Sustainability
The sustainability of the airport also remains a strategic axis for its development. Palermo Airport has confirmed level 3+ "Neutrality" of the Airport Carbon Accreditation and aims for level 4 in 2026. The photovoltaic systems already in operation produce over 734,000 kWh per year, equal to 6.2% of the airport's energy needs. In the next two years, the 400 Hz system for powering aircraft, replacing lighting with LEDs, converting the company fleet with electric vehicles and optimising HVAC systems are also planned.
After closing 2025 with 9.2 million passengers, up 10%, Palermo airport confirmed itself as the ninth airport in Italy and 47th in Europe.
