- New flights from Bournemouth Airport to John Lennon Liverpool Airport to took off for the first time this past weekend
- Seats are available to book for this summer with great value fares from £22.99*
- The airline is providing more flexibility for flights than ever before through its Protection Promise, including fee free flight changes to any date or destination up to 2 hours before departure
easyJet launched the first flight on its new domestic summer route from Bournemouth Airport to John Lennon Liverpool Airport over the weekend, providing customers with convenient connectivity across the UK and more opportunity to reconnect with friends and family or book a long-awaited break to explore more of the UK this summer.
Flights from Bournemouth took off on Saturday 10 July at 07:50 for the first time and is operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays with fares starting from £22.99*. Customers can now enjoy direct connections directly to the North West of England and enjoy Liverpool’s numerous museums, galleries, theatres, shops, beaches, parks and nightlife.
All customers booking flights with easyJet benefit from some of the most flexible policies under its ‘Protection Promise’ which means that customers can book now for later this year with the confidence that if their plans change, so can their booking.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said:
“We are delighted to have launched of our first flight from Bournemouth to Liverpool. This new route further strengthens our network from Bournemouth and provides more connectivity for our customers whether they are reuniting with loved ones, connecting for business, or want to explore more of the UK this summer.
“We committed to offering customers great value fares and more choice when they fly with us.”
Steve Gill, Managing Director at Bournemouth Airport, said:
“I’m delighted to welcome today’s inaugural Liverpool flight with easyJet, creating domestic connectivity between the south coast and north west for the first time. As the country begins to unlock, confidence is growing in air travel and we look forward to more route launches in the coming weeks and months.
“This is an important moment for our airport and our region, and great news for business and leisure passengers in both directions.”
All easyJet customers will now be able to change their flights this summer without a change fee at any time up to two hours before departure, providing even more last-minute flexibility. Unlike other airlines, there are no restrictions on dates or destination; customers can transfer to any flights currently on sale up to the end of September 2022, and to any other destination on the airline’s network which spans 35 countries across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. This means that if some travel restrictions are impacting their destination country, such as self-isolation in destination or on return to the UK, customers can easily change their trip to another country on easyJet’s network. Plus, should a mandatory hotel quarantine impact a customer’s travel destination this summer, customers can now request a refund for their flight within four weeks before departure if the restriction is still in place, even if their flights are still operating.
The safety and wellbeing of all customers and crew remains easyJet’s highest priority and the airline continues to have a number of biological safety measures in place onboard in line with guidance from the relevant authorities. This includes daily enhanced cabin disinfection effective in protecting against coronavirus for at least 24 hours and mandatory mask wearing for customers and crew. All easyJet aircraft are already fitted with HEPA filters, similar to those used in hospitals, which filter 99.97% of airborne contaminants in the cabin, including viruses and bacteria.
To book and for more information on easyJet’s Bournemouth network visit easyjet.com