EasyJet welcomes new aircraft and more routes at Bristol Airport

· easyJet is celebrating the arrival of a new A320neo aircraft at its Bristol base, supporting 400 direct and indirect jobs

· easyJet will operate its largest ever summer season from the UK this year

· The airline operates 83 routes from Bristol Airport with flights launching this week to Almeria and Palermo

· Tour operator easyJet holidays continues to offer package holidays to thousands of hotels for customers departing from Bristol, all the way up to October 2026

easyJet, Bristol’s largest airline, has welcomed an additional Airbus A320neo to its Bristol Airport base, supporting around 400 direct and indirect jobs and £27 million UK gross value added (GVA)*.

This is easyJet’s 19th aircraft based at Bristol Airport and demonstrates the continuing strong demand from customers in the southwest and will enable the airline to offer even greater connections to Europe and beyond.

The Airbus A320neo is up to 50% quieter and uses 20% less fuel than the generation of aircraft it replaces as easyJet continues to modernise its fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft.

easyJet now offers 83 routes from Bristol to destinations spanning Europe and North Africa and this week, the airline is launching two new routes from Bristol to Almeria in Spain’s Andalusia region and Palermo, capital of the Italian island of Sicily.

Flights to Almeria start on 24 June and will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays with Palermo starting 26 June and operating twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays.

Last week easyJet announced new routes for winter will go on sale from Bristol to Munich, Vienna, Zurich and Verona.

easyJet is operating its biggest ever summer and biggest ever UK flying programme this year, with seven additional Airbus A320 family aircraft joining its UK-based fleet. This means there will be more than 33 million seats operating to and from the UK this summer, half a million more than last year and 44 new routes including 3 new destinations will take off from the UK this summer.

easyJet is the largest leisure airline in the UK, responsible for a third of all UK leisure travel growth this summer.

Image - New easyJet A30NEO aircraft at Bristol Airport

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager said:

“We are pleased to welcome our 19th aircraft to Bristol Airport, as well as the launch of our new routes to Almeria and Palermo.

“Not only does our fleet growth in Bristol support many skilled jobs and connectivity which play a crucial role in economic growth, it is a clear demonstration of our continued commitment to serving customers in the southwest as well as supporting inbound travel for tourism.

“Through our unrivalled short-haul network and unique easyJet holidays offering, we continue to provide more choice and value for money, always aiming to make travel easy for the 6 million customers we fly to and from Bristol each year”

Rupert Lawrie, Commercial Director at Bristol Airport, said:

“It was fantastic to see easyJet’s brand new plane arrive and become the nineteenth of their aircraft to call Bristol home.

“We’re especially pleased to welcome another Airbus A320Nneo. This underpins our commitment to local communities that we are actively encouraging newer, quieter and more fuel-efficient aircraft to Bristol Airport. These aircraft now make up more than half of the easyJet fleet at Bristol and compares very favourably with other UK airports - with eleven Airbus NEO aircraft planned in total.

“We’re really proud to be one of easyJet’s biggest European bases, which is so important for providing not only unrivalled choice of destinations, connections and frequency, but more high-quality jobs in our region.”

This summer, package holiday provider easyJet holidays will see holidaymakers departing from Bristol opt for popular beach and city destinations including Majorca, Alicante, Tenerife, Amsterdam and Rhodes.

easyJet holidays offers holidays to thousands of hotels across Europe and North Africa, with travel dates all the way up to October 2026.

All packages include flights and hotel, with 23kg luggage and transfers on all beach getaways. All covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee.

To discover more about easyJet’s network and to book, visit easyJet.com. Customers can also book a beach holiday or city break with easyJet holidays www.easyjet.com/en/holidays