easyJet’s growth at Bristol Airport continues with new NEO aircraft and more routes

easyJet’s expansion at Bristol Airport has enabled the airline to provide greater choice and connectivity for its customers including new routes to destinations including Reus, Thessaloniki, Seville, Cape Verde, Bari and Budapest, meaning the airline now offers 90 routes from Bristol to 27 countries, providing  important regional connectivity for the South West and Wales as well as supporting inbound tourism. 

easyJet holidays offer package holidays to thousands of beach and city destinations in Europe and North Africa. This summer, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes and Alicante are proving popular for beach holidays with customers departing from Bristol, whilst Amsterdam, Rome and Paris are the favoured city breaks.

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

The new aircraft is easyJet’s 13th modern fuel-efficient NEO aircraft with the majority of easyJet’s fleet at Bristol now being NEOs. 

NEO aircraft are 20% more fuel efficient per seat as well as 50% quiter. These efficiency gains reduce environmental impact and play a central role in easyJet’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions intensity in the near term, while also enhancing customer experience and operational performance. By 2034 around 80% of easyJet’s entire fleet will be NEO aircraft. 

Kevin Doyle, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said:

“We are delighted to have welcomed the arrival of a 20th aircraft and our 13th NEO aircraft at our Bristol base. Our continued commitment and growth in Bristol supports many skilled jobs and plays a vital role in connecting the South West to Europe and beyond.  

“Providing more affordable air travel not only ensures flying remains accessible to the six million passengers who choose to fly with us from Bristol each year, but also drives inbound tourism, bringing visitors and economic benefits to the South West.”

Dave Lees, CEO of Bristol Airport: 

“It’s fantastic to welcome easyJet’s brand new plane and for it to become the twentieth of their aircraft to call Bristol home.

“We’re especially pleased to welcome another Airbus A320Neo. This underpins our commitment to local communities that we are actively encouraging newer, quieter and more fuel-efficient aircraft to Bristol Airport. These aircraft will now make up 65% of easyJet fleet at Bristol.

“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, more inbound tourism opportunities, connections and frequency, but more high-quality jobs in our region.”