Seats are available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app with great value fares starting from just £23.99*
Package holidays with easyJet holidays starting from £204 per person
The new twice-weekly route to Istanbul follows the launch of easyJet’s new route to Agadir, Morocco as well as upcoming flights to Tromso, Norway
easyJet has launched its first flights and package holidays from Bristol Airport to Istanbul for customers eager to explore Turkey’s top tourism hotspot, becoming the only carrier operating the route.
The first flight to Istanbul took off this afternoon and will now operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays year-round, providing convenient connections for travellers in the South West of England to discover Turkey’s largest city.
Great value seats are now available to book from just £23.99* on easyJet.com and via the mobile app.
Bridging Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul is a fascinating blend of the ancient and modern, offering visitors an eclectic mix of cultures, which has made it one of the most popular cities in the world for tourists.
Byzantine and Ottoman influences can be discovered throughout the city, from rich architectural gems such as the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque to the lively Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace.
Turkey continues to top the tourism tables, and in 2024 easyJet was the third biggest carrier from the UK, offering nearly 2 million seats, serving Istanbul, Izmir, Bodrum, Dalaman and Antalya.
easyJet holidays has a vast range of beach and city break packages on offer, with bookings available until 31 October 2026.
All easyJet holidays packages include flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays, all covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee.
The new route to Istanbul from Bristol, follows the recent launch of easyJet’s new twice weekly service, every Wednesday and Saturday, from the city to Agadir in Morocco, which started on 27 October.
Customers can also soon fly from Bristol to Tromso in Norway, a brand new exciting winter destination for the airline, which will start on 5 December.
The introduction of these three new routes shows the continuing strong demand from easyJet customers in the South West of England, offering even greater choice and more convenient connections to key European leisure destinations.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said:
“Our brand new service from Bristol to Istanbul provides our customers in the South West with a direct connection to one of Europe’s most popular and culturally exciting cities.
“Coming hot on the heels of our recently launched route to Agadir and soon to start service Tromso, customers in the region have even more choice of where to fly with great value fares.
“And with thousands of package holidays available via easyJet holidays and with hundreds of hotels to choose from, there’s something for everyone.”
Dave Lees, CEO, Bristol Airport, said:
“We are thrilled to welcome easyJet's new routes to Istanbul in Turkey and Agadir in Morocco. These exciting new destinations add to the extensive route network and flexibility of flights available from Bristol Airport, and it shows the strength in demand from customers in the South West and Wales wishing to travel further afield.
“Istanbul is a great city for business and leisure, so it’s good news for many of our customers, who can now fly from their local Airport. Istanbul also opens up a wide range of connecting flights for those looking to explore Asia and beyond.
“The new route to Agadir will allow travellers to escape the colder months and enjoy the warm Moroccan heat and the many water sport activities it has to offer. We look forward to working with easyJet on further new route opportunities including Tromso in the coming months.”
Book with easyJet holidays (www.easyjet.com/en/holidays tel: 0330 365 5005).
easyJet holidays offers four nights at the 5* Wanda Vista in Istanbul on a Room Only basis for £204 per person including flights from Bristol airport on 9 December 2024
easyJet holidays offers four nights at the 4* Ramada by Whyndham Golden Horn in Istanbul on a Bed & Breakfast basis for £216 per person including flights from Bristol airport on 2 December 2024
easyJet holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Allegro Agadir in Agadir, Morocco on an All Inclusive basis for £421 per person including flights and 23kg luggage from Bristol airport on 11 December 2024
easyJet holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Dunes d'Or Ocean Club in Agadir, Morocco on a half board basis for £480 per person including flights and 23kg luggage from Bristol airport on 27 November 2024
Great value seats are available to book from £23.99* on easyJet.com and via the mobile app.
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*flights one way per person including taxes
About easyJet
easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.
easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 82 million passengers in 2023 with more than 11.3 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft flying on nearly 1000 routes to more than 155 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.
easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised nearly £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.
In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035 which is validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.
Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching nearly 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.
In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.
About easyJet holidays
easyJet holidays, offers great-value beach, city and lakes holidays to over 7000 hotels, in more than 100 destinations across Europe, directly through its website and through over 5000 travel agent partners. Named Rising Brand of the Year by Travolution following launch in 2019, having taken almost 2 million people away in 2023. The ATOL-protected holidays can be secured with a deposit of just £60 per person, including flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays. easyJet holidays is a member of ABTA, and all packages are covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee. In 2024 the holiday provider will also start operating from Switzerland, France and Germany.
Winners of the Sustainable Future Award at the Globe Travel Awards, easyJet holidays has a sustainability strategy focusing on three key pillars – create better holiday choices which is about making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone; keep our holidays special which is maximising the benefits and minimising the negative impacts of travel and tourism, and transform travel for everyone which means embedding sustainability into business decisions and behaviours and driving meaningful change in the industry. The tour operator has partnered with the UNWTO to help develop the first environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for tourism businesses, co-designing a measurement tool that is meaningful and feasible for better monitoring how tourism businesses impact, and depend on, people, planet and prosperity.
easyJet holidays has been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 – being called out as one of the most loved employers and highly commended as a great place to work for LGBTQIA+ employees, as well as being named one of the Best Workplaces in Travel 2023.
About Bristol Airport
Bristol Airport is England’s third largest regional airport, acting as the international gateway for the South West of England and South Wales. With more than 10 million passengers passing through the terminal over the past 12 months and links to over 117 destinations, across 34 countries, more than all the other airports in the region combined, including to major hub airports for onward connections.
The Airport is currently going through a £400m upgrade, including the construction of a £60m Public Transport Interchange and car park, which will be one of our region’s largest coach/bus interchanges when complete, in summer 2025.
We are central to our region’s economy, providing business links to European capitals and financial hubs, and bringing in hundreds of thousands of inbound visitors each year. The Bristol Airport site provides the largest number of jobs in the area, with some 4,100 full-time equivalent jobs being provided on-site by over 50 companies, all paying more than the Real Living Wage.
Bristol Airport is committed to achieving net zero airport operations by 2030. It is working in unique partnerships to reduce indirect emissions and support the development of zero emissions flight.
