EasyJet launches first new routes of 2010

EasyJet this week launched new flights to Hamburg and Dusseldorf from Gatwick Airport.

The services are the airline's first new routes of 2010, with dozens more set to follow over the coming months.

Travellers will be offered more than 70 new routes across easyJet's European network in 2010, boosting the carrier's total number of services to over 500.

Chief executive Andy Harrison said: "EasyJet continues to attract new customers because we offer the lowest fares to the most convenient airports.

"Despite the challenging economic conditions, we will grow ten per cent and will carry 50 million passengers this year on over 500 routes. The 70 new routes we will launch in the coming months will reinforce our position as Europe's number one air transport network."

Doncaster-Sheffield Airport will be at the centre of the airline's expansion, with new flights to Barcelona, Amsterdam, Faro, Palma de Majorca and Prague set to be launched from the base in April.

Holidaymakers will also be offered new routes from Stansted Airport to Cagliari and Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux, both of which will get underway on March 28th.

Posted by Mike, 03 February 2010 14:11

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