EasyJet : launches more new routes including flights to Luxor in Egypt

• easyJet has put five new routes from four UK airports on sale today, meaning over 40 new routes are now available from this winter from the UK
• New services to Luxor and Sharm El Sheik in Egypt and Oslo in Norway will take off for the first time from November
• Seats are now on sale on easyJet.com and via the mobile app with fares starting from £34.99*
• Brand new package holidays available on new routes including easyJet holidays' first ever river cruise package

easyJet has announced today it is launching five new routes from four UK airports, including to Luxor in Egypt for the first time in over a decade.

The announcement follows releases last month of 36 new routes from the UK meaning the airline is now offering 41 new routes from this winter across Europe and North Africa including brand new destinations such as City of Derry airport in Northern Ireland, Tromso in Norway and Strasbourg in France.

Flights to Luxor will launch on 11 November from London Gatwick with twice weekly departures on Mondays and Thursdays. Known for its ancient temples and tombs, Luxor is home to famous monuments such as the Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings and the tomb of Tutankhamun, one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, making it the perfect culture trip for history buffs.

For first time easyJet holidays will offer a river cruise package holiday to Luxor, with seven night Nile River cruises in partnership with Jaz Hotels and Resorts. Holidaymakers will be able to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the Nile River, the expansive lush green fields and desert mountains in this unique travel experience sailing from Luxor through to Edfu and Aswan, before returning to Luxor to visit the world-renowned Karnak open air museum.

4* and 5* star hand-picked Luxor hotels are also available to book with easyJet holidays, providing ultimate luxury at brilliant value and in close proximity to all the sites and experiences the area has to offer.

easyJet is also further expanding its services to Egypt with new winter services to Sharm El Sheik from Liverpool meaning easyJet will operate more seats to Egypt from the UK than any other airline. The inaugural flight to Sharm El Sheik will take off on 14 February and operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays throughout the winter.

The airline is also launching two new routes to the Norwegian capital Oslo from Manchester from 15 November and Liverpool from 29 November, expanding the airline's connections to Norway following the launch of new routes to Tromso in northern Norway from London Gatwick, Bristol, and Manchester last month. Both routes will operate twice weekly during the winter on Mondays and Fridays, so customers can plan a Christmas getaway or hit the slopes.

easyJet holidays will offer a multitude of city breaks to Oslo, where vibrant nightlife, diverse cuisine and iconic architecture meet scenic natural beauty.

Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK Country Manager, commented:

"We're delighted to be launching even more new routes from airports across the UK to a fantastic range of leisure destinations, meaning we're now offering over 41 new routes including three brand new destinations on our network from this winter. By continuing to strengthen our network we're providing even more choice and connectivity for our customers all across the UK, whether they're chasing the winter sun, planning a magical winter getaway or hitting the slopes and we look forward to welcoming them on board."

easyJet serves 21 UK airports, offering 584 routes to 136 destinations from the UK to Europe and beyond. To discover more about easyJet's UK network and to book, visit easyJet.com.

Flights on new winter routes are now available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app. Brand new package holidays on new routes available to book with easyJet holidays at www.easyjet.com/en/holidays. All easyJet holidays packages include flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays, all covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee.

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Notes to editors

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• easyJet holidays offers seven nights at the 4* Iberotel in Luxor, Egypt on a Bed & Breakfast basisfor £502 per person including 23kg of luggage per person and flights from London Gatwick on 28 November 2024.
  
  
• easyJet holidays offers seven nights at the 5* Sonesta St George in Luxor, Egypt on a Bed & Breakfast basisfor £567 per person including 23kg of luggage per person and flights from London Gatwick on 14 November 2024.
  
  
• easyJet holidays offers seven nights at the 4*Solymar Naama Bay Hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt on an All Inclusive basisfor £428 per person including 23kg of luggage per person and flights from Liverpool John Lennon airport on 29 November 2024.
  
  
• easyJet holidays offers three nights at the 3* Anker Hotel in Oslo on a Bed & Breakfast basisfor £226 per person including flights from Liverpool John Lennon airport on 29 November 2024.
  
  
• easyJet holidays offers three nights at the 3* Anker Hotel in Oslo on a Bed & Breakfast basisfor £265 per person including flights from Manchester airport on 22 November 2024.

*Flights one way per person including taxes

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easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised nearly £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035 which is validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline's ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.

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In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World's Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.

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easyJet holidays, which launched in 2019, is one of the major players in the tour operator industry, having taken almost 2 million people away in 2023. It offers great-value beach, city and lakes holidays to over 7000 hotels, in more than 100 destinations across Europe, directly through its website and through over 5000 travel agent partners. The ATOL-protected holidays can be secured with a deposit of just £60 per person, including flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays. easyJet holidays is a member of ABTA, and all packages are covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee. In 2024 the holiday provider also started operating from Switzerland, France and Germany.

Winners of the Sustainable Future Award at the Globe Travel Awards, easyJet holidays' sustainability strategy,'Holiday Better', focuses on three key pillars - create better holiday choices which is about making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone; keep our holidays special which is maximising the benefits and minimising the negative impacts of travel and tourism, and transform travel for everyone which means embedding sustainability into business decisions and behaviours and driving meaningful change in the industry. The tour operator has partnered with UN Tourism to help develop the first environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for tourism businesses, co-designing a measurement tool that is meaningful and feasible for better monitoring how tourism businesses impact, and depend on, people, planet and prosperity.

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