A number of new Lanzarote flight routes and services have been announced over the last week. With easyJet unveiling flights to Lanzarote from Liverpool John Lennon this coming winter. TUI flying from Doncaster/Sheffield from Summer 2010. And Aer Lingus announcing new services out of Gatwick to Arrecife airport from October 25th this year.
easyJet Flights to Lanzarote from Liverpool
The new easyJet service from Liverpool John Lennon kicks in from November and will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. With the usual headline grabbing one way fares of just £29.99 one way including airport taxes and charges. Using Airbus A320 planes that carry 174 passengers.
Along with services to Fuerteventura this will be easy Jet’s first medium haul flight destination operated out of Liverpool John Lennon.
According to Carly Brear, easyJet´s UK Commercial Manager: “This route comes as a direct commitment of ours to continue to enhance our destinations at Liverpool to meet customer demand. I have every faith these two routes will be extremely popular with our loyal North West customer base. I look forward to continuing to build on our strong relationship with both Fuerteventura and Lanzarote to boost tourism to these islands.”
Aer Lingus Flights to Lanzarote from Gatwick
Aer Lingus, the Irish flag carrying airline, will start running services to Lanzarote from Gatwick airport from October 25th. Along with five other new destinations, Tenerife, Eindhoven, Warsaw, Bucharest and Vilnius. The new service to Lanzarote is expected to commence from October 10th and will initially run across the winter months only.
Tickets are on sale now on the Aer Lingus website, with headline prices starting from £49.99 one way with flights operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Aer Lingus, who fought off a well publicised take over attempt from Ryanair at this start of this year have only been operating out of their new base in south east England from April. Where they also offer services to Faro, Knock, Malaga, Munich, Vienna and Zurich
TUI Flights to Lanzarote from Doncaster/Sheffield
TUI Travel UK and Ireland, the owners of the Thomson and First Choice brands, will be launching a new direct service to Lanzarote from Robin Hood Doncaster/Sheffield airport for the summer season next year. With flights commencing from May 2010.
Thomson and First Choice have unveiled new check in desks in the terminal building and are said to have shifted attention back to concentrate on their traditional core market of sunshine holiday destinations, such as Lanzarote.
TUI will also be operating flights to Antalya in Turkey and Monastir in Tunisia from the airport, in addition to their new services to Lanzarote.
According to Neil Morris, planning director for TUI, said: “We are always conscious to react to demand and Doncaster is doing very well as an airport for us. “We have a long term future in Doncaster and we see this as an airport to invest in. This is one of the few airports where we are expanding the route network. The only other place is Edinburgh.”
First Direct Flights From Paris to Lanzarote
Direct flights begin operating between Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris and Arrecife’s airport at Guacimeta this Thursday, as a result of a new agreement between the French tour operator Crystal and the Tourist Board of Lanzarote.
In conjunction with this new service, the island is being promoted through an on-line campaign with the French version of travel website Last Minute. And to further stimulate interest in holidays in Lanzarote the website of the Lanzarote Tourist Board will soon be available in a French language version also.
Until now, Lanzarote was not being actively sold in France as a holiday destination at all. And the island has welcomed just 138 visitors from France during the first half of this year.
