Low-fare carrier easyJet has inaugurated a new base at Birmingham Airport in the UK, with three aircraft now based at the hub – creating 140 direct jobs and supporting a further 1,200 indirect jobs.
The airline’s ninth UK base and first new UK base in more than a decade ushers in a new era of expansion for the airline in the UK.
UK-touching flying now makes up 56 per cent of easyJet’s total operation and the airline is operating at its biggest ever UK programme this year, with four additional aircraft joining the UK-based fleet. There will be more than 57 million seats on sale to and from the UK, which is up around 10 per cent compared with 2023.
Nick Barton, CEO of Birmingham Airport, said: “EasyJet has been a partner airline for 17 years. Its expansion here at Birmingham Airport is testament to the service, quality, price, reliability and choice of destination that its customers have come to expect.”
Johan Lundgren, easyJet’s CEO, added: “This base is enabling us to unlock the opportunity of the strong demand which exists for both leisure and business travel, as well as further grow our share of the package holiday market.”
Birmingham represents the largest economy in the UK outside London and the South East, and growth in the Midlands is integral to easyJet’s strategy going forward. The aircraft will help support vital UK domestic connectivity outside of London, with each aircraft supporting £27 million UK gross value added (GVA), considering direct, indirect and induced impacts.
