easyJet’s new service from JLA to the Isle of Man
BUDGET airline easyJet is adding a new route between Liverpool Airport and the Isle of Man from spring, it has been announced today.
The company intends to run six flights a week to the island and is forecasting that 70,000 passengers will use the service.
Seats will cost from £22.99 one way or £49.98 return.
This is easyJet’s fourth new route to be announced from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) this year.
Last month, the company announced that it intended to start services to Rhodes, Bodrum and Malta.
Trevor Spinks, easyJet’s commercial manager, said: “We are delighted to be expanding our network to the Isle of Man, as the UK’s largest airline.
“It is a logical step to extend our services from Liverpool and connect the island with the North West where there are such strong business and family links.
“This is the forth new route to be introduced to our base at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 2010 and reflects our commitment to the North West. The addition of these new routes means easyJet expects to carry 2.4m passengers in the coming year.”
Robin Tudor, head of PR for Peel Airports, said: “This new route will give the region’s passengers more choice to travel to the Isle of Man.
“There are very few flights to Europe direct from the island and with easyJet’s mix of many business and leisure destinations from Liverpool, we are confident the convenience for Isle of Man residents of using nearby Liverpool for onward travel with easyJet, will see this route prove to be very popular.“
The six times a week service will operate every day except Tuesdays throughout the summer and will operate four times weekly during the winter.
