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Local France
02-07-2025
- Business
- Local France
New budget flights launched between Brittany and UK
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. Advertisement "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.' READ ALSO : New flights to and from France in 2025✎
Local France
05-06-2025
- Business
- Local France
EasyJet to resume UK-Toulouse link
EasyJet has announced its winter schedule for flights to and from the southern French airport of Toulouse-Blagnac - including a resumption of services to London-Gatwick airport. The Toulouse-Gatwick route was one of a dozen routes scrapped when easyJet closed its Toulouse hub in the spring. However, starting on October 26th, easyJet will run two flights to and from London-Gatwick on Mondays and Fridays. Over the Christmas holidays, this will reach up to six flights per week, air travel website Voyages d'Affaires reported. "We are delighted with the reopening of lines to London-Gatwick and Marrakech, two very popular destinations for the people of Toulouse," Bruno Balerdi, the head of sales, customers and communications at Toulouse airport, told the French press. As of early June, it did not appear possible to book direct flights to London-Gatwick from Toulouse yet. It is not hyet clear whether Toulouse-Gatwick will also be included in the 2026 summer schedule. The budget airline also announced plans to resume services with Marrakech, Morocco this winter, with three flights operated weekly (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), and it will strengthen its route to Paris-Orly by adding an additional flight. EasyJet closed its base at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport in April 2025, and the airline halved its summer flight schedule, though their press team denied that the two were linked. Advertisement The airline continues to run flights to and from Toulouse, with the base closure primarily focused on staff restructuring and the location where aircraft are housed. READ MORE: Flight cancellations: What's going on with Toulouse airport? In the announcement about winter routes, easyJet's deputy managing director for France, Reginald Otten, said the airline would offer a total of 11 routes, as they "continue to listen to our Toulouse customers and offer a high-quality and affordable service." As of June, the airport listed the following 11 destinations as on offer from easyJet at Toulouse airport: Basel-Mulhouse, Lyon, Nantes, Geneva, Bristol, Paris, Nice, Marrakech, Palma, Milan-Bergame, and London.
