EasyJet is launching its summer seat sale next week – here's how to get the cheapest flights
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EASYJET is launching its summer 2026 flights on next week, meaning you could bag some bargains if you're quick.
Each quarter, easyJet launches flight tickets, and for those who book the moment they are launched, they can often get fares drastically cheaper than usual.
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EasyJet is adding millions of seats to its website next week
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This is because the airline runs on a dynamic demand pricing model, which means that when there is a lot of demand for seats, the prices for flights will be higher.
When there is less demand, you pay less.
Demand will always be low the very second flights are released and so you can grab a bargain.
However, you do have to be quick, as in the past prices have shot up within a couple of hours of them being released.
MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis said: "Do benchmark what a good price on that route is beforehand, just so you can check whether it's worth it.
"Though of course, if a particular flight is very substantially under-booked later on, you could get seats even cheaper then – that's just far more difficult to predict."
With the next release due to take place on Tuesday July 22, travellers can grab cheap tickets for travel between June 15 and September 13, 2026.
According to MoneySavingExpert.com, there will be 'millions' of seats on sale.
Last year, 18million seats were available - of which 10million were either to or from the UK.
Whilst there isn't an exact time that flights will go on sale, an easyJet spokesperson said: "Customers looking to book early and get great fares for next summer should keep an eye on the easyJet website from early in the morning."
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Previously, flights have been added to the website as early as 5am or 6am.
But sometimes it has also been 8am.
The best thing to do will be to get up bright and early and check regularly.
For those who cannot wait until Tuesday, the airlines' CEO Kenton Jarvis recently told The Independent's Simon Calder: "There are definitely bargains to be had for those wanting to go to Turkey [this summer].
"That's probably looking better value this year than Greece."
EasyJet flies to many destinations including popular holiday spots such as Tenerife, Athens and Cyprus.
easyJet is launching new routes and destinations from Newcastle Airport
EASYJET is significantly expanding its network from Newcastle Airport with the launch of 11 new direct flight routes starting from March 2026.
This expansion nearly doubles the number of destinations served by easyJet from Newcastle.
Here's a breakdown of the new routes and their planned launch dates: Corfu (Greece): Starts March 30, operating twice weekly
Rhodes (Greece): Starts March 31, operating twice weekly
Malta: Starts March 30, operating thrice weekly
Faro (Portugal): Starts March 31, operating thrice weekly
Dalaman (Turkey): Starts March 31, operating twice weekly
Antalya (Turkey): Starts April 1, operating twice weekly
Tunisia (Enfidha): Starts April 2, operating twice weekly
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt): Starts August 3, operating twice weekly
Reus (Spain): Starts August 1, operating twice weekly
Nice (France): Starts March 31, operating twice weekly (This is the first direct connection between Newcastle and Nice.)
Prague (Czech Republic): Starts August 2, operating twice weekly
A Hawaii-like island in Europe has also got new easyJet flights from the UK.
Plus, a fairytale European city that is like 'going back centuries' will get new easyJet flights from the UK.
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