 The seven new routes bring Easyjet's network to 135. |
The Luton-based budget airline Easyjet has announced seven new routes, two of which are in countries set to join the European Union. Passengers will be able to fly to Basel in Switzerland and Ljubljana airport in Slovenia from Stansted in Essex.
Luton Airport in Bedfordshire is to offer new flights to Budapest in Hungary.
Other new routes,to Naples, Ibiza, Faro and Prague will depart from Gatwick.
Hungary and Slovenia join the EU on 1 May this year.
During January, Easyjet and low-cost rival Ryanair overtook British Airways in the UK and Europe in terms of the number of customers they carried.
Easyjet last month reported a 12% jump in passenger numbers on the same period a year ago.
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