With easyJet adjusting its resources due to the UK Governments travel policies, the airline is to add 12 new routes on sale to cater to domestic demand, as people seek to holiday beyond Royston Vasey.
EasyJet Airbus A319 climbing out of Manchester Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
The airline is adding three new UK airports to its domestic network, which includes launching operations from Belfast City Airport for the first time to London Gatwick.
easyJet will also be returning to Leeds Bradford and East Midlands airports with new flights to and from Belfast International Airport routes previously served by the Stobart Air-operated Aer Lingus Regional, providing key connectivity between the regions.
The airline has also put over 60,000 additional seats on sale across existing domestic routes, with frequency increases.
New Routes/Additional Routes
- Belfast International to East Midlands Airport, commencing 9 July, operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with fares starting from £22.99
- Belfast International to Leeds Bradford Airport, commencing 9 July, operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with fares starting from £22.99
- London Gatwick to Belfast City Airport, commencing 9 July, operating twice daily with fares starting from £28.99
- Bristol to Jersey, taking off 10 July, operating three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with fares starting from £14.99
- Bristol to Aberdeen, taking off 9 July, operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with fares starting from £24.99
- Manchester to Aberdeen, taking off 9 July, operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with fares starting from £22.99
- Manchester to Edinburgh, taking off 9 July, operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Sundays with fares starting from £30.99
- Birmingham to Jersey, taking off 11 July, operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays with fares starting from £14.99
- Birmingham to Newquay, taking off 10 July, operating twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays with fares starting from £22.99
- Liverpool to Bournemouth, taking off 10 July, operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays with fares starting from £22.99
- Inverness to Newquay, taking off 11 July, operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays with fares starting from £22.99
- Newcastle to Jersey, taking off 10 July, operating three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with fares starting from £14.99
Lead-in fares are one-way, covering the seat and a carry-on bag. Anything more than a rucksack, be prepared to pay for it.
Changing your ticket
All customers booking flights with easyJet benefit from flexible booking policies under its ‘Protection Promise’ which means that customers can book now with confidence that if their plans change, so can their booking.
All easyJet customers will now be able to change their flights this summer without a change fee, at any time up to two hours before departure, or request a voucher providing even more last-minute flexibility. Customers can transfer to any flights currently on sale up to the end of September 2022.
In Quotes
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager commented:
“We know our customers can’t wait to be reunited with friends and family or to explore the UK so these additional new routes today should prove popular and will further strengthen our UK domestic network providing customers with even more choice.
“We were sorry to see the news about Stobart Air and so are pleased to continue to provide key regional connectivity from Belfast International Airport to East Midlands and Leeds Bradford airports, as well as launching easyJet operations for the very first time from Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.
“We also know it is important to our customers to be reunited with loved ones overseas so we continue to urge the UK government to add more countries to the Green list – which can be done safely – to make this possible.”
Filling in connectivity gaps, whilst trying to salvage the summer
With easyJet trying to recover what there is of a summer programme (with no thanks in part to the bumbling at Number 10 Downing Street), easyJet is adjusting capacity to where it thinks it can carry passengers – be it sending the fleet to countries where it can fly more passengers.
For UK Domestic passengers seeking to catch up with family or trying to get away from the day-to-day madness, it offers options.
And this summer – we might need them more than ever.
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