easyJet, Bristol’s largest airline, has today announced its plans for four new routes from the airport to Lanzarote, Catania, Porto and Gibraltar from Summer 2015. 

The new destinations follow easyJet’s five year agreement with Bristol Airport last winter to continue growth at the airport, and will result in an extra aircraft being located at the base. There will now be up to 12 easyJet aircraft based at the airport from Summer 2015.  

The new routes went on sale this morning at www.easyjet.com and will further extend the range of easy and affordable destinations available to holidaymakers in Bristol and the surrounding areas. In total, easyJet now flies to 50 destinations from Bristol – more than any other airline from the airport – keeping the South West well connected to Europe and beyond. More than 1.3 million seats are on sale for flights to and from the city next summer alone, from 1 June to 6 September 2015. 

  • Bristol to Lanzarote is a year round service, flying twice a week from 18 April 2015. Fares start from £34.99 one-way*.

  • Bristol to Catania is a summer service, flying twice a week from 14 May 2015. Fares start from £34.99 one-way*.

  • Bristol to Porto is a year round service, flying three times per week from 19 April 2015. Fares start from £32.99 one-way*. 

  • Bristol to Gibraltar will be Bristol’s only direct scheduled flight service to Gibraltar. It is a year round service, flying three times per week from 19 April 2015. Fares start from £32.99 one-way*. 

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Commercial Manager, said: “As Bristol’s largest airline, and our biggest UK operation outside of London, we are pleased to continue our growth at the airport and add these new and exciting routes to our network. 

“We’re committed to making it even more easy and affordable for travellers across the South West to fly to great destinations, whether it be for leisure or business. We’re constantly listening to the feedback from our customers and are confident that these new routes will prove popular with passengers.“

Kathryn Davis, Head of Tourism, Destination Bristol said: “The announcement of additional flights provides further opportunities for in-bound tourists visiting the area. We are delighted that we will once again establish a route between Bristol and our twin city of Porto. This is an excellent way to celebrate 30 years of the partnership between the two cities and make Bristol more accessible to Portuguese visitors.” 

Seats are now on sale and passengers can take advantage of easyJet’s low fares at www.easyjet.com 

* Fares base on two people travelling on the same booking

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For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, visit www.easyjet.com or follow @easyJet_Press

 

About easyJet:

easyJet operates Europe's No. 1 air transport network with a leading presence on Europe's top 100 routes and at Europe's 50 largest airports.

easyJet carries over 65 million passengers annually, of which more than 12 million are travelling on business. easyJet flies over 200 aircraft with more than 700 routes on sale across 32 countries and over 130 airports. More than 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport, more than any other airline.

The airline takes sustainability seriously. easyJet invests in the latest technology, operates efficiently and fills most of its seats which means that an easyJet passenger's carbon footprint is 22% less than a passenger on a traditional airline, flying the same aircraft on the same route.