Ryanair confirms routes to Dole-Jura airport maintained in summer 2026

Ryanair will maintain its summer routes to Dole-Jura airport in 2026, providing summer travel options for residents in eastern France.

It means the airport will not be one of those affected by the airline’s plans to reduce services to French airports over the coming months.

The Irish low-cost carrier operates three routes - to Porto (Portugal), Marrakech, and Fez (Morocco) - from the airport located 50km south-east of Dijon.

“This commitment demonstrates the airline's confidence in the potential of the regional market and the development opportunities offered by the Dole airport,” said Edeis, the company that manages the airport following the announcement.

In addition to the Ryanair flights, Air Corsica will operate services to Bastia and Ajaccio.

Tickets are now available to book on the Ryanair and airport websites for respective services. 

Concerns remain over Ryanair pullouts

In November, Ryanair said that it would continue to pull out of regional French airports in summer 2026, after axing routes this winter to airports including Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg and severely reducing operations to others such as Béziers. 

It said the move was due to increased airline taxes making routes to regional airports in France unprofitable, and that it is choosing to focus on more profitable services to other European destinations.

While news of the airline’s summer schedule continues to come out – including the full return of UK-French summer services to Bergerac and a flurry of flights from Carcassonne – the risk remains that some regional routes will disappear.

Ryanair has not given full details of routes set to end, leaving customers who rely on them concerned that their usual route may not return. 

In several cases such as Dole-Jura, Ryanair is one of the few operators to provide regular services, making the routes vital to an airport’s operation as well as local residents.