easyJet

[Snackbar]

EasyJet aren’t gong to DSA their strategy is elsewhere in Yorkshire…..and to add if sometime down the line they did decide to establish a presence at DSA, DSA certainly wouldn’t be getting any jet2 routes……

 

[Jerry]

The price attracts the customer (especially flight only) the brand comes further down the list, people don't care who they fly with as long as they get their holiday at the price they want.

Price is part of it yes but don't underestimate the power of the brand of an airline like Easyjet. It's part of why airports including LeedsBradford want them to operate from their airport. Easyjet is a massive European wide airline brand there's few airline brands less well known.

Why is Easyjet seemingly such an important airline for LeedsBradford to get onboard?

 

[pug]

The price attracts the customer (especially flight only) the brand comes further down the list, people don't care who they fly with as long as they get their holiday at the price they want.

Think Jet2 have bucked that trend, although there appears to be a policy of getting rid of some of the aspects that passengers liked, things like resort check in etc. However in essence you’re spot on, they also like choice and convenience. Problem for anyone setting up from DSA would be the diversity in ticket pricing. If you have to offer bargain bucket fares on all routes to attract traffic your yields will be low and revenue management will be tricky. However if easyjet can offer a network which allows TUI and other tour operators to take seats then it might make DSA a more viable proposition. Think it’s important in this industry to never say never. I’ve no doubt people like Christian Foster are running on hope, they won’t be able to fully understand the nuances of the business. But I also have no doubt that easyjet will have ‘expressed an interest’ in DSA if only to try to plan.

 

[752]

Be worth noting easyJet's Sun flights start for the first time this weekend. Looking at the seat maps so far.

LBA arrivals board showing the flights operated by OpenSkies this time

First PMI outbound planned on A319 seat maps looks well filled, inbound not so much.
First AGP outbound planned on A320 seat maps also looked well filled, again inbound not so much.

Seems encouraging for first flights out and good prices still also. Early season, lets hope the sales / load factors continue to be encouraging.

At the same time, Jet2 base starts in LTN on the 1st!

 

[markietg]

I’m flying to PMI next Wednesday evening so will try and get the loads.

 

[HX3]

Does anyone know what the load factors have been like on EasyJet’s new services during April. It would be interesting to gauge if they are doing ok, and for Malaga if this could extended over winter.

 

[LBA4EVER]

An easyjet ALC would really benefit myself, come on easy!

 

[lbaspotter]

EasyJet Spring 2026 flights schedule is now on sale up until June 24th, meanwhile EasyJet Hoildays are on sale up until end of October 2026.
So far it currently looks like a copy-cat of this summer. Expect changes or possibly new routes to be added at a later date.

Belfast Int’l = 3-4x weekly
Malaga = 1-2x weekly
Palma de Mallorca = 2-4x weekly
Paris Cdg = 2x weekly

 

[Jerry]

So potentially up to 12 weekly departures from them. Nice to see!

 

[SierraHotel]

LBA treading water at the moment.

 

[ChrisBBB]

LBA treading water at the moment.

It’s doing ok whilst treading water, though, with the ~10% year on year growth we keep seeing

 

[rollo]

It's not really treading water EasyJet have just extended the booking dates of their existing network particularly the holiday division to avoid missing out on the early bookers to others.

It's not airport specific, keep your fingers crossed because what they are doing at LBA is a carbon copy of what they did down here at BHX and eventually we got what we wanted.

 

[lbaspotter]

Easyjet.com Leeds/Bradford May 2025 schedule. Don’t worry as next month June see’s extra flights added to Alicante, Belfast Int’l & Malaga, whilst Paris Cdg route will stop mid-June for its summer break

4x routes – 8x weekly flights
Belfast Int’l – 3x weekly
Malaga – 1x weekly
Palma = 2x weekly
Paris Cdg = 2 weekly

EJU = Easyjet (EU)
EZY = Easyjet (UK)

Monday
EJU4637 = CDG 13:15 LBA 13:50 / EJU4638 = LBA 14:20 CDG 16:50 = A320
EZY047 = BFS 10:35 LBA 11:30 / EZY048 = LBA 12:00 BFS 13:00 = A319
Tuesday
----------------------------------------- / --------------------------------------------
Wednesday
EJU7015 = AGP 14:25 LBA 16:25 / EJU7016 = LBA 17:00 AGP 21:05 = A319
EJU7249 = PMI 17:55 LBA 19:40 / EJU7250 = LBA 20:20 PMI 23:55 = A319
Thursday
----------------------------------------- / --------------------------------------------
Friday
EJU4637 = CDG 07:35 LBA 08:10 / EJU4638 = LBA 09:10 CDG 11:40 = A319
EZY047 = BFS 17:45 LBA 18:50 / EZY048 = LBA 19:20 BFS 20:20 = A319
Saturday
----------------------------------------- / --------------------------------------------
Sunday
EJU7249 = PMI 07:10 LBA 08:55 / EJU7250 = LBA 09:30 PMI 13:05 = A319
EZY049 = BFS 19:55 LBA 20:50 / EZY050 = LBA 21:30 BFS 22:30 = A320

 

[lbaspotter]

Easyjet’s Winter 2025/2026

Easyjet currently have 3 routes on sale from Leeds/Bradford for winter 2025/2026 season with flights to Belfast Int’l, Geneva & Paris Cdg. It looks like both Palma and Malaga routes will be summer seasonal services. Hopefully the maybe more to come from easyjet.

3x Routes as follows.
Belfast International = 2x-6x weekly (Mon, Wed-Sun)
Geneva = 1x weekly (Sat) Operated Feb 1st to 22nd only
Paris CDG = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)

EZY = Easyjet UK
EZS = Easyjet Swiss
EJU – Easyjet Europe

Mondays
EZY0049 = BFS 07:05 – LBA 08:10 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:40 – BFS 09:40 = A320 27/10-10/11
EZY0049 = BFS 07:05 – LBA 08:10 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:40 – BFS 09:40 = A319 17/11-01/12
EZY0049 = BFS 07:05 – LBA 08:10 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:40 – BFS 09:40 = A320 08/12-05/01
EZY0049 = BFS 07:05 – LBA 08:10 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:40 – BFS 09:40 = A320 02/02-23/03
EJU4637 = CDG 12:55 – LBA 13:30 / EJU4638 = LBA 14:10 – CDG 16:40 = A320 27/10-23/03
Tuesdays
------------------------------------- / ---------------------------------------
Wednesdays
EZY0049 = BFS 19:50 – LBA 20:45 / EZY0050 = LBA 21:15 – BFS 22:15 = A319 29/10-29/10
EZY0049 = BFS 18:50 – LBA 19:45 / EZY0050 = LBA 20:15 – BFS 21:15 = A320 05/11-05/11
EZY0049 = BFS 18:50 – LBA 19:45 / EZY0050 = LBA 20:15 – BFS 21:15 = A320 10/12-10/12
Thursdays
EZY0049 = BFS 16:15 – LBA 16:40 / EZY0050 = LBA 17:40 – BFS 18:40 = A320 30/10-30/10
EZY0049 = BFS 15:25 – LBA 16:20 / EZY0050 = LBA 17:00 – BFS 18:00 = A320 06/11-18/12
EZY0049 = BFS 15:25 – LBA 16:20 / EZY0050 = LBA 17:00 – BFS 18:00 = A320 01/01-01/01
EZY0049 = BFS 15:25 – LBA 16:20 / EZY0050 = LBA 17:00 – BFS 18:00 = A320 05/02-26/03
Fridays
EJU4637 = CDG 11:35 – LBA 12:10 / EJU4638 = LBA 12:40 – CDG 15:10 = A320 31/10-27/03
EZY0049 = BFS 15:45 – LBA 16:40 / EZY0050 = LBA 17:10 – BFS 18:10 = A320 31/10-27/03
Saturdays
EZY0049 = BFS 09:30 – LBA 10:35 / EZY0050 = LBA 11:05 – BFS 12:05 = A319 01/11-01/11
EZY0049 = BFS 06:55 – LBA 08:00 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:30 – BFS 09:30 = A319 08/11-08/11
EZY0049 = BFS 06:55 – LBA 08:00 / EZY0050 = LBA 08:30 – BFS 09:30 = A319 13/12-13/12
Sundays
EZS1369 = GVA 06:40 – LBA 07:40 / EZS1370 = LBA 08:50 – GVA 11:35 = A320 01/02-22/02
EZY0049 = BFS 18:15 – LBA 19:10 / EZY0050 = LBA 19:40 – BFS 20:40 = A319 26/10-22/03

 

[pug]

A chat with a pal of mine within easyjet suggests LBA is hotly tipped to be a base in the not too distant future. This is from people on the line down south so whether it’s internet rumour manifesting isn’t clear but it’s apparently being widely talked about amongst colleagues. NCL reopening and LBA as a new base.. No idea of when either.

 

[Statto]

No idea of when either.

I have no info at all on the matter, but it would be unusual to open a base in winter and winter 25/26 isn’t that far off anyway. A summer season launch makes sense for any uk base esp as they are trying to grow their holiday product. That doesn’t automatically mean summer 2026. A team in Easyjet will be responsible for mapping out network development for the next 5 years or so, and its possible that if LBA is part of their plans that someone has leaked that, and so its a while off, if its happening at all.

 

[Finger66]

Let's hope the rumour mill comes true. At the end of the day this gradual build up of away based flying does tend to mirror what has happened prior to other bases opening. But we all know in this industry absolutely nothing should be taken for granted

 

[pug]

I have no info at all on the matter, but it would be unusual to open a base in winter and winter 25/26 isn’t that far off anyway. A summer season launch makes sense for any uk base esp as they are trying to grow their holiday product. That doesn’t automatically mean summer 2026. A team in Easyjet will be responsible for mapping out network development for the next 5 years or so, and its possible that if LBA is part of their plans that someone has leaked that, and so its a while off, if its happening at all.

Possibly, to make it clear this is galley FM type stuff so it doesn’t necessarily reflect on reality, but I suspect given the small growth at LBA recently with the addition of new routes it’s a statement of intent from easyJet so the rumours from within just add more weight. The NCL I’ve heard from numerous people so I think that’s probably going to happen first if the rumours are true, with a possibly S27 launch at LBA if it is on the cards.

It’s clear that the people trying to reopen DSA are targeting easyJet. Sean M offered a cryptic post a couple of weeks ago about rumours of a currently unserved U.K. airport getting some easyJet flights adds weight to a possible offering from DSA. I know we think it unlikely but the people of FlyDoncastet and MAI will be working hard to get some statements of intent from airlines to bolster their case for reopening. Never say never.

Other new bases mentioned are Zurich and Athens for the Swiss and European arms respectively.

 

[airforced]

Everyone on here keeps talking about Easy opening a base at LBA but seem happy with what Easy are doing here now with the supposed promise of a base in the not too distant future.

If you look at what they are running at Liverpool you might be surprised, as I was, and think, rightly, that we are not doing very well at all in comparision. Their range of flights from there puts us to shame. I don't know how long their programme took to build up there but our measly offering, compared, is something of a disgrace when we have been courting them for what seems ages and Liverpool is only a stones throw away from Man.

 

[Jerry]

If you look at what they are running at Liverpool you might be surprised,

Liverpool though has been a pretty established base since they started.