/// easyJet strengthens its offer in Bordeaux and opens flights to Zurich

easyJet is strengthening its winter offering with the opening of a new route between Zurich (Switzerland) and Bordeaux (France) from November 7, 2024. The low-cost carrier will also offer two special flights between Bordeaux and Rome Fiumicino (Italy) as part of the Six Nations Tournament (Friday February 21 and Monday February 24, 2025).

Last year, the Orange airline gained a +31% market share at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, with around 2.2 million passengers and 7 domestic routes. Since its arrival in Bordeaux in 2006, it has now transported more than 20 million passengers.

easyJet on the Bordeaux Mérignac tarmac

If easyJet still remains mainly a leisure airline, a segment which still represents 77% of passengers in 2023 (vs. 79% in 2022), the share of Business passengers increased to 23% last year compared to 21% last year. former. An increase driven by certain lines more frequented by business travelers, such as Copenhagen (91%) or the French domestic lines which have 36% of business passengers compared to 64% leisure. This is particularly the case for flights to and from Lyon St Exupéry and Marseille Provence which attract around 43% and 42% of Business passengers over the year thanks to a robust daily offering of 2 to 3 flights per day.

New easyJet features in Bordeaux

This year, easyJet will offer a total of 33 routes from Bordeaux-Mérignac, including 12 exclusive, an offer equivalent to that of 2019 (pre-COVID) with a strong development focus on North Africa and particularly Morocco.

Among the new features, let’s mention Athene which will be offered all year round from 40€, Funchal all year round with 1 to 3 flights per week from 45€, Essaouira which will resume from October 29, 2024 to March 29, 2025 with 2 flights per week. week from €34, Berlin which will also be extended all year round with 3 to 4 flights per week for summer and 2 flights/week in winter from €35 and Bristol which will be extended next winter with 2 flights per week from 35€.

/// Switzerland: 3 new easyJet Mediterranean routes for summer 2024

The new line to Zurich will begin on November 7, 2024 and will benefit from 2 weekly flights (Wednesday and Saturday) offered at a call rate of 35 euros, in competition with the offer from the Swiss company SWISS.

The special flights to Rome on February 21 to 24, 2025 should allow the low-cost airline to test the potential of the line before considering continuing its operation beyond the period of the European rugby competition.

The two new features complete the easyJet flight offer to Italy with Milan Malpensa, Olbia in Sardinia and Catania in Sicily, and to Switzerland with Basel and Geneva already available.

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