easyJet announce new Manchester routes
08.07.08
easyJet has announced two new routes from Manchester Airport, targeting the winter ski market and the second home owner sector with flights to Geneva and Sofia this December. The flights will bring easyJet’s tally of routes out of Manchester to seven.
The three times weekly service to Sofia will start on December 11 and the nine times weekly service to Geneva the next day, with fares from £33.99 one way and £29.99 one way respectively. Both will provide access for skiers to resorts in the French and Swiss Alps including Bansko and Pamporovo in the Pirin mountain range.
While easyJet hopes the routes will be used by the business community from the north west, the Sofia route will also provide access to the growing number of second home owners who have bought in the Bulgarian market.
easyJet UK commercial manager Carly Brear said: ‘These two new routes from Manchester are further proof that there is demand for direct low-fare services from the north west to Europe. Geneva has proved an extremely popular destination from all across the UK and it's great that we can now replicate that success from Manchester. The Bulgarian capital, Sofia, is also expected to be popular as more people discover what the city and its surrounding areas have to offer.’
Tim McDermott, Manchester airport Director of Aviation Development said: ‘We are delighted to see easyJet continuing to expand their route network from Manchester. Sofia and Geneva are important business and leisure destinations and we are sure they will prove to be incredibly popular with our passengers’.
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