easyJet celebrates inaugural flight from Birmingham to Lisbon

easyJet has today launched its inaugural flight on a new route from Birmingham to Lisbon which is now operating twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, providing customers in the Midlands with a convenient direct connection to Portugal’s capital this winter, with fares still available from just £19.99*.

Over the last year easyJet’s operations in Birmingham have seen sustained growth, and the airline has celebrated carrying more than 3 million customers early this year and operated its biggest ever summer at the airport. easyJet now serves customers in Birmingham and the midlands with convenient connections to 10 airports across the UK and Europe with a choice of city, ski and beach destinations including Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Geneva, as well as new routes to Nantes, Faro, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca which took off for the first time earlier this summer - and now Lisbon.

easyJet also brings its renowned Fearless Flyer course back to Birmingham for this coming winter, to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fear, with an experience flight taking off from Birmingham airport on Sunday 4^th December and available to book now at fearlessflyer.easyjet.com 

From 30 October 2022, easyJet moved its operation at Lisbon Airport to Terminal 1, providing a more convenient and quality experience for customers and further strengthening easyJet’s position at Lisbon which, combined with the increasing expansion of its network, marks the beginning of what will be a key winter season in Portugal with 4.8 million seats available, an increase of 51% compared to the pre-winter period.

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager said:

"We are delighted to celebrate our 10th route taking off from Birmingham today, which is already proving popular for our customers travelling for leisure and business alike."

“Over the past year we’ve continued growing our operations at Birmingham, serving more customers and offering more connections to a greater range of destinations than ever before and, following our biggest ever summer at the airport, we remain focused on offering great value and more choice for our customers in the Midlands.

“I would like to thank our fantastic customers to choosing to fly with easyJet and we can’t wait to welcome more customers on board.”

Tom Screen, aviation director for Birmingham Airport, said:

“We are thrilled easyJet is expanding its offering from Birmingham Airport. Lisbon is a magnificent city which I know will be very popular with customers across the West Midlands region and beyond.”

The airline launched operations at Birmingham airport 15 years ago, flying its first customers from Birmingham to Geneva in 2007. Since then, easyJet has continued to return to Birmingham and in recent years established more services than ever before for those travelling for leisure and business alike.

easyJet serves 19 UK airports, offering over 464 routes to over 135 destinations from the UK to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. To discover more about easyJet’s UK network and to book, visit easyJet.com.