EasyJet is launching a new flight route to the Canary Islands from a UK airport, as well as introducing new package holidays and dozens of other routes.
The new route from London Southend to Tenerife comes after the airline announced that it will open a new three aircraft base at the UK airport next year. Package holidays from Southend to Tenerife are also now available departing seven days a week from May 2025 — with flights on sale in the coming months.
Tenerife is one of the largest of the Canary Islands and boasts a wealth of family-orientated hotels alongside an array of exclusive adults-only hotels. Flights to Tenerife from London Southend will now be available to book in the coming months.
The new route adds to easyJets' summer 2025 programme, with holidays to destinations such as Alicante, Majorca, and Malaga already part of the offering for next summer.
Paul Bixby, easyJet holidays’ chief commercial officer, said: “With Tenerife being such a popular holiday destination amongst easyJet holidays customers, we’re delighted to be offering package holidays to the largest of the Canary Islands to holidaymakers in the London Southend area for Summer 2025.
“Known for its incredible family-friendly hotel offering, alongside its wealth of luxury hotels for couples to escape to, there’s something for all in Tenerife with easyJet holidays.”
Marc Taylor, acting CEO for London Southend Airport, added: “Tenerife has been in very high demand across our 8.2 million catchment, so we’re particularly thrilled with today’s news and the continued positive momentum for our airport. With six trains every hour from central London to Southend Airport Station (less than 60 minutes from Liverpool Street and only 43 minutes from Stratford), we’re helping people in the city - and throughout Essex - get access to convenient, budget-friendly holidays to more than fifteen sought-after locations in Europe.”
Overall EasyJet is introducing 60 new routes, including 33 from 11 UK airports.
Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport will gain five new routes to serve demand from customers in the Midlands. Year-round routes from Birmingham to Prague (Czech republic) and Marrakech (Morocco) will start on November 13 and December 1, respectively. Flights from Birmingham to Krakow (Poland) start on November 15, to Reykjavik (Iceland) from December 3 and to Innsbruck (Austria) starting from December 15.
Bristol Airport
Bristol Airport will gain a new route to Agadir (Morocco) launching October 27 and another route to Istanbul (Turkey) will launch on November 4.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
From Liverpool, easyJet has announced five new year-round routes — Prague (Czech republic) from October 28, Marrakech (Morocco) from November 13, Malta from December 10, Berlin (Germany) from February 14 and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) from February 19.
Glasgow Airport
The airlines' Glasgow network will also be expanded, with three new winter sun destinations. New flights from Glasgow to Lanzarote (Spain) will begin October 27, to Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) from October 30 and to Marrakech (Morocco) from November 11. A year round city route to Prague (Czech Republic) will also launch from November 7.
Edinburgh Airport
For more year-round sun from Scotland, customers will also now also be able to fly from Edinburgh to Agadir (Morocco) starting from November 6 2024.
Belfast Airport
Northern Ireland will also benefit from a winter route to Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) starting on October 28 and a new year-round route from Belfast International to Prague (Czech Republic) will launch on November 2. Flights to Marrakech (Morocco) from Belfast International will return on November 3.
Leeds Airport
During January and February 2025, the airline will fly routes from Leeds to Geneva (Switzerland) starting on January 18 and from Newcastle to Lyon (France) starting on January 4. Also from Newcastle, a new year round route to Paris (France) from October 27, will operate six days a week.
London Gatwick
There will also be a new winter service to Tromso in Norway for the very first time with departures from London Gatwick, as well as a year-round service to Strasbourg - a brand new French destination for the airline.
London Luton
The airline has also launched three routes from London Luton to Athens (Greece) and Basel (Switzerland) which both start on November and Djerba (Tunisia) which will start on November 11.
Manchester Airport
An additional route to Djerba (Tunisia) will also launch from Manchester on November 11, as well as a year round route from Manchester to Zurich (Switzerland) from November 4. Manchester will also gain a second route to Akureyri (Northern Iceland) starting November 12. EasyJet is currently the only airline that offers direct routes from the UK to Northern Iceland.
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