EasyJet arrives in Bergamo and opens new routes (but already looking ahead to 2022)
EasyJet arrives in Bergamo. And thus "invades" the hub of its main competitor, Ryanair. But this is not the only news for the [...]
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EasyJet arrives in Bergamo. And thus "invades" the hub of its main competitor, Ryanair.
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But this is not the only news for the low-cost carrier. Looking ahead to summer 2021, domestic flights to and from Milan Malpensa airport will be increased. A response to the desire to return to travel and the need to promote tourism that - for one more year - will be predominantly local.
EasyJet arrives in Bergamo
The first easyJet flight bound for Bergamo Orio al Serio will depart from Olbia on May 28 at 9 a.m. Through October 23, Bergamo airport will be connected to the Emerald Coast with two daily flights (one from Olbia to Bergamo, the other from Bergamo to Olbia).
If easyJet comes to Bergamo, it does so precisely to bring Lombard tourists to Sardinia. And to continue a service that began in 1998, when the Swiss airline inaugurated flights to and from Milan Malpensa. Airport, this one, in which in 2006 it opened a base establishing 21 Airbus aircraft (A319, A320 and A321-Neo). And if in 2009 easyJet landed in Milan Linate, now with Bergamo it goes to complete its triad. "Starting next summer, easyJet will also begin operating at Milan Bergamo airport, offering. greater choice for Lombardians living in the eastern part of the region who wish to vacation in Sardinia, as well as to Sardinians planning to visit Bergamo, Milan and all of Lombardy for business or pleasure," the company explained.
After all, Sardinia, to date the only white region in Italy, is at the top of the preferences of Italians. Who, when it comes to traveling within the national borders, look to its beaches as a small paradise.
The new easyJet routes
On summer 2021, easyJet is betting big. It has introduced free destination change within 14 days of departure and opened new routes. From Milan Malpensa, daily flights to Catania will be 8, toward Naples 5. While 4 will be flights to Toast and for Lamezia Terme and 6 those for Palermo. The Sicilian city will also be connected with Basel starting June 1, with London Luton and with Amsterdam. "Starting June 28, flights will take off from Amsterdam at 12 noon on Fridays and 11.15 a.m. on Mondays to land in Sicily, from where they will depart at 3.40 p.m. on Fridays and 3.15 p.m. on Mondays, until Oct. 29. With the reintroduction of this route, the number of domestic and international destinations that can be reached with easyJet from Palermo's Falcone e Borsellino airport during the summer of 2021 rises to eight," the statement reads.
For those who don't feel like leaving next summer, then, the white-orange carrier Has put tickets for the 2022 summer season on sale..
"Thanks to the advancement of vaccination programs and the widespread dissemination of diagnostic tests, there will soon be conditions for people to be able to plan their trips and vacations. At this stage, customers prefer domestic flights, hence the decision to offer even more frequencies for travel to Italy in the summer months of 2021. Finally, we are also pleased to have made flights for summer 2022 available in advance, allowing even more choice for those planning to book or reschedule a trip next year," commented Lorenzo Lagorio, country manager of easyJet Italy.
