Tuesday 18th March 2025 marked one year since easyJet launched its Birmingham base in March 2024.
Since then, easyJet has seen continued growth and operated its largest ever flying programme, flying over 1.6 million customers to and from Birmingham during its 2024 financial year, up 53% compared to the previous year.
The airline’s network in Birmingham has also gone from strength to strength, having more than doubled the number of destinations on its network since launching the base.
The arrival of two additional Airbus A320 aircraft this summer will enable the airline to offer customers in the Midlands even more choice for flights and holidays across Europe as well as support around 800 jobs. Two new routes to popular island holiday destinations Gran Canaria and Malta which will take off in May and June this summer, followed by a recently announced new route to Lanzarote which will launch in October and is on sale now, with great value fares still available from just £34.99.*
Package holiday provider easyJet holidays has also seen success with the new base, particularly for beach breaks, with Mallorca, Sharm El-Sheikh, Antalya and Tunisia leading the way.
Further demand from the region has seen even more bookings, up by nearly a quarter supported via travel agent partners with all packages including flights and hotel, 23kg baggage and transfers on beach breaks, available all the way up to October 2026 with free kids places widely available for the summer season ahead.
The airline celebrated with customers today at Birmingham Airport, and two lucky passengers who were travelling with easyJet from Birmingham today were gifted free flights to mark the occasion.
Ali Gayward, easyJet UK Country Manager, said:
“Since launching our new base at Birmingham Airport last March, the success we’ve seen has been a clear testament to the continued popularity of our flights and holidays, with customers choosing us for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.
“The growth of our fleet with two additional aircraft will not only support around 800 jobs but is enabling us to further unlock the opportunity of the continuing demand that we see for both leisure and business travel in the Midlands.
“We’re already capturing this opportunity with the launch of new routes this year, which will provide more customers with greater choice and connectivity, and we look forward to welcoming them on board.”
Tom Screen, Aviation Director at Birmingham Airport:
“We are thrilled to mark the first anniversary of the launch of easyJet’s base at Birmingham Airport. Following the establishment of a base last year, easyJet has seen phenomenal growth at Birmingham which has resulted in the introduction of a significant number of new routes that directly cater to our customer’s needs. The success of the base is testament to easyJet’s destinations and customer service levels, and we look forward to many more years of future success with easyJet.”
easyJet launched services from Birmingham for the first time in December 2007, with flights from Birmingham to Geneva. Today, the airline operates up to 300 flights a week, offering flights and package holidays 36 routes to 17 countries across Europe and North Africa. Since operations began, the airline has flown over six million customers to and from Birmingham.
For more information on easyJet’s network from Birmingham, visit easyJet.com.
