Southend Airport easyJet new Mediterranean routes announced

Holidaymakers will be able to jet off to Reus and Almeria in Spain and Malta with easyJet from next summer.

The brand new Mediterranean routes go on sale today.

In Malta passengers will be able to delight in the island’s rich history with sites linked to the Romans, Moors, French and British who have all ruled it over the centuries.

Acting CEO - Marc Taylor (Image: Southend Airport)

Almeria provides an insight into Spain’s Moorish history while Reus can be a jumping off point for exploring Catalonia.

It comes as the airline revealed passengers will be also able to book flight-only seats for the new routes and seven previously announced routes from next March.

Until now people have only been able to fly to Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Dalaman and Antalya in Turkey, Enfidha in Tunisia, Marrakech in Morocco and Pisa in Italy with package deals. Now, both flight-only seats and easyJet holidays packages are available to book for all ten destinations.

The first flights are set to depart from March 30.

New route - Malta (Image: Southend Airport)

It brings the total number of beach, city and ski routes available from Southend to 17 and comes as easyJet opened a new base at the airport earlier this year.

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK country manager, said: “We are delighted to be putting ten new routes on sale from our new base at London Southend Airport, which we look forward to opening next spring. Our continued growth and investment in the UK highlights the importance of this market and provides UK consumers with even more choice, with our customers choosing our flights and holidays for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.

“We have flown more than seven million customers from London Southend since we started our operation there in 2012 and, whether they are flying for business or leisure, we look forward to welcoming even more of them onboard.”