EasyJet will add a ninth aircraft to their base at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
The airline’s expansion will also support the local economy, with each of their UK-based aircraft supporting around 400 direct and indirect jobs and £27 million UK gross value added..
EasyJet’s latest commitment to its Speke operations, will see a ninth A320 family aircraft join the base from next summer, enabling the airline to offer customers even more choice for flights and holidays from Liverpool across Europe and beyond.
New routes to Lisbon and Paphos were announced last week and will take off next summer providing more choice for customers looking for summer holiday inspiration next year, taking their number of destinations to 39.
John Irving, CEO at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said: “This announcement of a 9th based easyJet aircraft in Liverpool is significant news for the airport and the wider city region.
“2025 has so far, been a record year for the airport with our busiest summer ever.
“This further announcement underpins the strong work and cooperation between easyJet and Liverpool John Lennon Airport, creating new jobs directly at the airport and bringing further indirect investment to the Liverpool City Region.
The new aircraft brings the potential to increase services on existing services and create new routes directly from Liverpool.”
Kevin Doyle, EasyJet’s UK Country Manager, added: “Our success in the North West is a clear testament to the continued popularity of our flights and holidays, with 2.7M customers choosing to fly with us this year for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.
“The growth of our fleet with an additional aircraft in Liverpool will not only support around 400 jobs but is enabling us to further unlock the opportunity of the demand that we see for both leisure and business travel.
“We are already capturing this opportunity with the launch of two new routes from next summer to offer customers greater choice and exceptional value across our unrivalled short-haul network, and in our 30th year, still aiming to make travel easy.”