easyJet has announced today that it will launch six new routes from four UK airports this summer and is growing its UK fleet with an additional A320 family aircraft at its Bristol base, supporting around 400 jobs.
New services set to take off this summer include flights to Milan Linate from Manchester and Edinburgh and two new routes from Birmingham to Gibraltar and Bordeaux. The additional aircraft in Bristol will support the launch of two new routes to Palermo in Italy and Almeria in Spain.
The new routes to Milan Linate have been enabled by the opening of a five aircraft base at Linate next spring, following approval by the European Commission for easyJet to be the short haul remedy taker of slots in Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino, as part of the transaction between ITA Airways and Lufthansa.
As a result, the airline will also open three-aircraft base at Rome Fiumicino from 30 March 2025, joining existing bases in Milan Malpensa and Naples, offering an even wider choice and great value fares from the UK to Italy’s major cities.
Flights to Linate from Manchester and Edinburgh will take off for the first time on 30 March 2025 with flights up to seven days a week throughout the year, complementing existing easyJet services to Milan Malpensa and providing more choice and connectivity to Italy’s second biggest city. The airline will also increase frequencies from London Gatwick to Milan Linate from one to up to two daily departures.
From Birmingham, flights to Bordeaux will take off from 1 May and to Gibraltar from 1 June 2025, with twice-weekly departures on Thursdays and Sundays throughout the summer to Bordeaux and flights year-round to Gibraltar. New flights from Bristol to Almeria in Spain will launch on 24 June 2025 and operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the year, while a new summer route to Sicily’s capital Palermo will launch on 26 June 2025, with twice-weekly departures on Thursdays and Sundays.
Tour operator easyJet holidays has launched thousands of packages across the new routes, adding to its already vast offering to over 100 beach and city holiday destinations. All easyJet holidays packages include flights, hotel and 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 airline has also confirmed today that a 19th Airbus A320 family aircraft at Bristol will now join additional aircraft at Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham arriving this summer, along with three aircraft at the airline’s newest UK base in London Southend which opens at the end of March 2025. The growth of the easyJet’s fleet in the UK next summer will enable the airline to provide greater choice and connectivity for customers, as well as supporting the economy, with each UK based aircraft supporting 400 direct and indirect jobs and £27m gross value added (GVA).
Ali Gayward, easyJet UK Country Manager, said:
«Following another consecutive record summer, easyJet is continuing to grow in the UK next year with more aircraft, enabling us to offer an even greater choice of flights and package holidays for our customers across the country.
“Our investment in two new bases Italy will also benefit our customers in the UK, providing great value and convenient connectivity to major European cities, whether they’re travelling for leisure or business, and we look forward to welcoming them on board.”
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 585 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.
