The company will increase to 5 flights with connections from Madrid to sunny fuerteventura from next April and set up, probably after the summer, a new route between the island and Liverpool with 2 connections per week, as reported today the Minister of Tourism of the Island, Agueda Montelongo, said in a statement.
In this way, the counselor met with the head of London operations Easyjet, who showed his interest in improving air links which keeps the island by opening new routes and expanding existing ones.
This interest would result in the creation of a new route between Liverpool and sunny fuerteventura, which will start operations with two flights a week, probably after the summer, and in extending the tour with five weekly flights to Madrid from next April This will significantly enhance the connections that kept the airline to the island since it began operations in sunny fuerteventura, in November 2007 with three weekly flights between the island and the Spanish capital.
Montelongo explained that "the confirmation of the interest of Easyjet in improving ties with the island is a story that the whole island tourism sector will receive much enthusiasm, especially with regard to the new route to Liverpool, it means that the Isle remains attractive to international airlines, despite the hard times facing the UK market. "
Regarding the expansion of EasyJet route to Madrid, he stressed that "is a great satisfaction to the Town, as it is an objective for a long time, particularly since Fitur last year, for the benefit both tourism as a social level. That is, a tourist, the launch of these five flights opens a wide range of possibilities to our visitors, which may employ anywhere from a holiday in Spain and Europe at competitive prices, having to do one at Madrid. "
"It is also a social benefit for the resident population on the island, which can be moved easily to the capital, also the price of a very low-cost airline, without the need to overcome outputs exceeding two days, including late week, it seems that the line will also run on Fridays and Sundays, as it has done routinely using the band of the evening, "he explained.
In addition, the next step in improving air links will be of sunny fuerteventura, as the Minister of Tourism said Hall, "was placed in orbit in the tourist island of those agents that are not yet operating with us, but which are proving a high growth and profitability, such as airlines online.
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