Following the allocation of 18 new daily slots at Lisbon airport by the European Commission, easyJet has announced that it will base three additional Airbus A321neo, the company’s biggest aircraft, at its base in Lisbon which will enable the airline to launch 21 new routes and increase frequencies to eight countries, including a new twice-weekly winter service from Birmingham to Lisbon. Flights will be available for sale from August 15th.

Moreover, the neo aircraft will contribute to making easyJet's operations more sustainable, reducing fuel consumption by 15% and noise during take-off and landing by 50%.

Thanks to this investment easyJet will become the number two airline at Lisbon airport, with a network of 32 routes – 30 international and two domestics.

This coming winter, easyJet will be the number one carrier between the UK and Portugal.

Overall easyJet will make 1,75 million seats available for sale this winter season to and from Lisbon, a 61% increase compared to last year. From the start of the winter season easyJet will have a total of 19 aircraft based in Portugal, a network of more than 80 routes to and from the country and expects to carry 10.3 million passengers annually.  

In the last 26 years easyJet has carried around 69 million passengers to and from Portugal. Compared to pre pandemic levels easyJet’s capacity has grown 51% in Portugal: +61% in Lisbon, +69% in Oporto, +2% in Faro and +66% in Funchal and started to operate into Porto Santo. In addition, this investment will create around 130 direct jobs in Portugal, where the airline currently employs more than 500 people.