Budget airline launches two new destinations from UK airport

A budget airline has launched two new destinations from a UK airport to two major European cities. EasyJet has begun its flights to Munich in Germany and Zurich in Switzerland.

The first flights from Bristol Airport took off on October 26 and 29, respectively. These new flights from the airport start at £23.99 one-way, with the Munichroute operating three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) and the Zurich route operating twice a week (Wednesday and Sunday) over winter.

Kevin Doyle, easyJet's UK country manager, said: "We are delighted to have launched the first flights on two of our new winter routes from Bristol Airport to Munich and Zurich providing both our business and leisure travellers in the South-west with direct connections to both cities. We continue to grow and invest in Bristol and are committed to providing our customers in the South West with even more choice, connectivity, and great value fares for our business and leisure travellers alike."

Similarly, Rupert Lawrie, commercial director at Bristol Airport, said: "It's great news for Bristol Airport to be able to offer this new route into Germany. easyJet is the only airline to offer flights to Munich and with such good travel options it should appeal for both business trips and long weekends.

"Customers can also benefit this winter with regular flights to Zurich, which is perfect for the ski season or business meetings, as well as soaking up Swiss culture."

This announcement follows the airline's announcement that it will be launching two new routes from Bristol Airport, starting in June 2026, to Reus in Spain and Thessaloniki in Greece.

EasyJet is also introducing a direct route from Manchester to Ljubljana in Slovenia twice a week (Tuesday and Saturday). Another route to the Slovenian city will launch in Edinburgh next year.

Last week, the airline launched its new flights between Aberdeen and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, which will run twice a week starting at £29.99 one-way.

This is the first flight to go between the two cities since Air France axed the route in 2020. The company cancelled half of its flights due to Covid travel restrictions.