Ryanair has announced that they will base an additional airline at Brussels Charleroi. From the end of March 2009, they will launch three new flights to Reus, Trieste and Bratislava.

From May 18 2009 Germanwings will begin operating a new route from its base at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The service will run to Lourdes in France on twice weekly ratio.

Aer Arann has announced that they will begin operate a thrice daily service from London City Airport. The route which will begin on January 19, 2009 will fly to the Isle of Man.

Monarch Airlines will begin operating a route between London Gatwick and the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Tobago. The route has formerly been operated by the bankrupted airline XL Airways. The route will begin operating on December 17 on a daily basis.