EasyJet announces 60 new routes for winter 2024

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EasyJet has put 60 new routes up for sale, of which 33 from 11 UK airports will start from winter 2024. The new series of routes includes flights to Tromso in Norway and Strasbourg in France for the first time. The network offers routes to more than 160 airports in 36 countries, giving customers more choice. Seats are on sale now on easyJet.com and via the mobile app with fares starting from £26.99.

New twice-weekly flights to Tromso will launch on 11 November from London Gatwick with departures on Mondays and Fridays, from Manchester on 19 November with departures on Tuesdays and Saturdays and from Bristol on 5 December on Thursdays and Sundays throughout winter, so customers can plan an arctic adventure in one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights.

Flights to London Gatwick to Strasbourg will operate three times a week on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays throughout the year, giving customers the choice of a week or weekend break to explore this historic French city.

The airline has launched three routes from London Luton to Athens and Basel which both start on 7 November and Djerba in Tunisia which will start on 11 November. The new route to Athens will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, complementing the airline’s existing four UK routes to Athens and as a year-round route, customers can also benefit from this being a gateway to the beautiful Greek islands. The new route to Basel will operate four times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and the new route to Djerba will operate year round on Mondays and Fridays.

An additional route to Djerba will also launch from Manchester on 11 November and operate year round on Mondays and Fridays as well as a year round route from Manchester to Zurich which will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 4 November.

EasyJet has also announced its second route to Akureyri in Northen Iceland from Manchester, starting on 12 November and operating throughout winter on Tuesdays and Saturdays. easyJet is the only airline that offers direct routes from the UK to Northern Iceland, with a twice-weekly route from London Gatwick that launched last year and now customers have more choice and connectivity to explore Iceland’s Northern winter wonderland.

EasyJet’s new base Birmingham has already seen the launch of 16 new routes this year and today the airline has announced another five new routes to serve demand from customers in the Midlands. Year-round routes from Birmingham to Prague and Marrakech will start on 13 November and 1 December respectively and will both operate on Wednesdays and Sundays, with winter routes from Birmingham to Krakow starting on 15 November and operating on Mondays and Fridays, to Reykjavik from 3 December operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays as well as once a week on Sundays to Innsbruck starting from 15 December.

A new route from Bristol to Agadir will launch on 27 October and operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and a new route from Bristol to Istanbul will launch on 4 November and operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, both throughout the year.

From Liverpool, easyJet has announced five new year-round routes, three times a week to Prague from 28 Octobertwice a week to Marrakech from 13 November, twice a week to Malta from 10 December, twice a week to Berlin from 14 February and once a week to Fuerteventura from 19 February.

EasyJet is also expanding its Glasgow network, with three new winter sun destinations. New flights from Glasgow to Lanzarote will operate twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays from 27 October, to Fuerteventura twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 30 October and to Marrakech twice a week on Mondays and Fridays from 11 November, throughout the winter. A year round city route to Prague will also launch and operate twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays from 7 November. For more year-round sun from Scotland, customers will also now be able to fly from Edinburgh to Agadir on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the year starting from 6 November 2024.

Customers in Northern Ireland will also benefit from a winter route to Fuerteventura starting on 28 October and operating on Mondays and Fridays and new year-round route from Belfast International to Prague will launch on 2 November operating twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Flights to Marrakech from Belfast International will return on 3 November and operating throughout winter on Wednesdays and Sundays.

During January and February 2025, easyJet will fly routes from Leeds to Geneva starting on 18 January and from Newcastle to Lyon starting on 4 January, to provide more convenient connections for customers in the North when booking their winter ski holiday. Also from Newcastle, a new year round route to Paris from 27 October will operate six days a week.

The launch of these new routes mean thousands more package holidays are now available via easyJet holidays for winter 2024.

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, commented: “We’re delighted to be releasing an incredible range of new routes today for this winter, with 33 new services now available from 11 airports across the UK. Our flights and holidays are available for even more and brand new destinations including Tromso in Norway and the French city of Strasbourg, further strengthening our unrivalled short-haul European network and providing customers with even more fantastic choice and great value.”

Holidaymakers looking for inspiration can use easyJet’s Low Fare Finder on easyJet.com to search for the lowest fares on easyJet’s entire network, all in one place, allowing them to plan their next holiday at a bargain price.

EasyJet serves 21 UK airports, offering 584 routes to 136 destinations from the UK to Europe and beyond. To discover more about easyJet’s UK network and to book, visit easyJet.com.

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