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New budget flights launched between Brittany and UK

New budget flights launched between Brittany and UK

Local France5 days ago
The twice-weekly service began on June 25th, with flights on Wednesdays and Sundays between Rennes and Manchester, with the service officially inaugurated on July 2nd.
It is the first of three new easyJet routes to and from the Brittany capital – with services to Barcelona and Geneva to follow towards the end of October.
From Rennes, the airline now serves two French cities, Nice and Toulouse, and two English destinations with the addition of Manchester to an existing service to London Gatwick.
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"We are proud to announce the launch of a new route between Rennes and the United Kingdom, two years after opening the London Gatwick-Rennes route,' Reginald Otten, Deputy Managing Director of easyJet for France said when the new Manchester flights were announced in November.
'As the leading carrier between the United Kingdom and France, the opening of this route between Rennes and Manchester particularly underlines our commitment to actively participating in the development of tourism between France and its international partners.'
Stephen Turner, Chief Commercial Officer at Manchester Airport, said in a statement: 'We are proud to connect people from across the North with the places they want to visit, so it's fantastic to see easyJet basing an additional aircraft at Manchester this summer and expanding its route network, offering passengers more choice than ever before.'
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