News: Easyjet launch new flights to Spain

Flights > News > # 269 (24/03/2005)

Easyjet has launched its new flights to Oviedo Airport in Asturias from London Stansted Airport. Fares for the NEW daily service are from £22.99 one way, and the airline expects to carry nearly 100,000 passengers on the route in the first year.

This NEW route will bring the number of destinations from London Stansted to 26. easyJet will now operate ten routes to Spain from its third London Base, with 15 flights a day, carrying over 1.3 million passengers a year. The province of Asturias is situated on the Bay of Biscay and surrounded by the Cordillera and Cantabrica mountain ranges. The region is renowned for its green landscapes, contrasting mountain peaks, stunning coastline with lovely beaches and colourful fishing villages.

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Related Airports:

London  Stansted flights

Oviedo  Asturias flights

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Comments:

This is an interesting development, as it proves that there is so much more to Spain than sunny costas. With Easyjet / Go having established flights to Bilbao, and Ryanair having recently started flights to Zaragoza, Santander and Valladolid, this part