Christmas comes early as easyJet and easyJet holidays launch the Big Orange Sale and add over 1 million extra summer seats from London Gatwick

Dec 24, 2021 | Business

• Airline and holiday provider launch January sale early
• easyJet is adding over 1.1 million additional seats from London Gatwick for summer 22
• Up to 25% off selected flights with great value fares are now available to book from just £14.99* until 11 January 2022
• Up to £300 off holidays, with thousands of free child places available to book until 1 February 2022
• Discounts available across thousands of flights and over 5000 hotels network wide

Christmas has come early with the arrival of the easyJet and easyJet holidays ‘Big Orange Sale’, which has launched.

The airline and holiday provider are offering up to 25% off selected flights, and up to £300 off package holidays to over 100 destinations, with thousands of free child holiday places available on easyJet holidays.

Seats across thousands of flights to and from the UK between 18 January 2022 and 30 September 2022 to over 110 destinations across easyJet’s unrivalled network are now available with up to 25% off, meaning customers can choose from an unrivalled range of destinations when booking a bargain getaway to look forward to. 

easyJet will also put over 1.1 million seats on sale from its largest base London Gatwick for summer 2022, providing customers with even more choice to getaway and select from an unrivalled range of destinations, with a convenient schedule and great value fares. Even more seats are now available from Gatwick next summer to destinations including Nice, Alicante, Malaga, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Corfu, Venice, Milan, Jersey, Bordeaux, Funchal, Faro and Dubrovnik. As London Gatwick’s largest airline, easyJet will operate 79 aircraft in summer 22.

Those looking for a package getaway can save £300 on their holiday with a minimum spend of £3000, £150 off holidays with a minimum spend of £1500 and £100 on a minimum spend of £700, using code BIGSALE. The code, which can be applied at checkout and can be used on all easyJet holidays’ beach, city and lakes packages taking off between 1 January 2022 and 31 October 2023, meaning holidaymakers can make the most of the tour operator’s recently launched summer 2023 holidays. The sale also sees the return of thousands of free child places on beach holidays taking off in summer 2022, including during school holidays. All easyJet holidays include flights, accommodation, 23kg of hold luggage and transfers on beach breaks.

The discounted seats and holidays are available to book from today, Thursday 23 December, until midnight on Tuesday 11 January for flights at easyJet.com and until 22:00 on Tuesday 1 February 2022 for holidays at easyJet.com/holidays.

Paul Bixby, easyJet holidays Commercial Director, said:

“We know that lots of Brits book their holidays in January, so we’ve decided to launch our Big Orange Sale early for our customers to make the most of our fantastic offers, and get something in the diary to look forward to.

“We’re offering discounts on all of our holidays right up to October 2023, and thousands of free child places, so whether it’s beach or city, family or luxury, we really have got something for everyone looking for brilliant holiday experiences at unbeatable prices.

 “And of course, we know there is still some uncertainty around booking holidays, which is why we offer industry leading flexibility, so our customers know that if things change, they’re protected.”

 “We look forward to seeing where our customers book and to taking them away on a holiday to remember.”

 Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager said:

“We’re delighted to be launching our Big Orange Sale today, allowing passengers to take advantage of our low fares to hundreds of destinations across our network and make plans for a well-deserved break to look forward to.

“With over 110 routes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on sale from the UK, and over a million extra seats now available for next summer at London Gatwick, passengers have an even greater choice of great value flights when selecting where to take their next short-haul trip with us.

”easyJet has met the challenges of the pandemic and is well positioned to seize profitable growth opportunities and as London Gatwick’s largest airline, expanding our Gatwick flying programme means that we continue to offer unrivalled choice and low fares for customers for next summer..

‘The Big Orange Sale’ include fares and holidays available from:

• London Gatwick to Faro from £18.99*, to Palma de Mallorca and Valencia from £16.99*
• London Luton to Geneva from £16.99*, to Palma de Mallorca and Milan from £14.99*
• Bristol to Alicante from £17.99*, and to Malaga and Faro from £14.99*
• Liverpool to Geneva from £18.99*, to Tenerife from £15.99*, and to Palma de Mallorca from £14.99*
• Manchester to Malaga, Copenhagen, Geneva and Basel from £14.99*
• Edinburgh to Geneva, Madrid and Lanzarote from £14.99*
• Glasgow to Barcelona from £24.99*, and to Alicante and Split from £14.99*
• Belfast to Palma de Mallorca from £18.99, and to Malaga and Faro from £14.99*
• Seven nights at the 3* Club Mac Alcudia, Majorca from £469 per person, on an all inclusive basis including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from anchester airport on 25 October 2022
• Seven nights at the 4* Globales Cala Vinas from £385 per person, on a half board basis including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Birmingham airport on 12 May 2022
• Seven nights at the 4* Virginia Family Resort, Rhodes from £386 per person, on an all inclusive basis including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Luton airport on 9 October 2022
• Seven nights at the 5* Paloma Orenda – Side, Antalya from £485 per person, on an all inclusive basis including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Luton airport on 23 April 2022
• Seven nights at the 4* Mayfair Hotel, Paphos from £435 per person on an all inclusive basis including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Manchester airport on 20 November 2022

All customers booking flights with easyJet continue to benefit from industry-leading flexible booking policies under its Protection Promise, including fee-free changes up to two hours before departure. The airline has also extended the validity of all flight vouchers due to expire between 1 January and the end of April 2022 until 30 April 2022, to provide customers with additional time to rebook.

The easyJet holidays Protection Promise also gives customers ultimate flexibility, protection and reassurance. The holidays Promise offers a refund guarantee, freedom to change a booking, a reduced balance due date, a Best Price Guarantee, and deposit refunds

For more information please contact the team on holidays.pressoffice@easyjet.com / 01582 525374.

For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office on 01582 525252, log onto www.easyJet.com or follow @easyJet_Press

Notes to editors:

* fares one way, including taxes.

About easyJet holidays:

easyJet holidays offers great-value beach, city and lakes holidays to more than 100 destinations across Europe, directly through its website and through over 3000 travel agent partners. The ATOL-protected holidays company combines easyJet’s flexible flight programme, with handpicked hotels and best-in-class technology to provide hassle-free personalised holiday experiences which can be secured with a deposit of just £60 per person. The holidays operator is an ABTA member too, providing additional reassurance to customers under the UK’s most trusted travel scheme. With a range of holiday types, from adult and family to luxury and undiscovered, transfers included on beach holidays, 23kg hold luggage included on all bookings, and over 5,000 hotels, across over 500 resorts, customers can holiday the way they want.

 All easyJet holidays are covered by its Protection Promise, an industry leading policy giving customers ultimate flexibility, protection and reassurance and letting them book with total confidence. The Promise offers a refund guarantee, freedom to change a booking, a reduced balance due date, a Best Price Guarantee, and deposit refunds.

In 2021 easyJet holidays launched its inaugural sustainability strategy and became the first major UK tour operator to offset the carbon emissions from its package holidays, comprising the fuel used for flights and in-destination transfers, as well as the energy used from hotel stays without any cost being passed to customers.  The new strategy focuses on three core pillars – create better holiday choices which is about making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone; keep our holidays special which is maximising the benefits and minimising the negative impacts of travel and tourism including a commitment to support hotels it works with to achieve certification by a GSTC accredited certification body or certification to a GSTC recognised standard, and transform travel for everyone which means embedding sustainability into business decisions and behaviours and driving meaningful change in the industry.

About easyJet: 

easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe’s primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service. 

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 96 million passengers in 2019 – more than 16 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft on nearly 1000 routes to more than 150 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport. 

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £14m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012. 

The airline takes sustainability seriously and is committed to reaching net-zero emissions flying by 2050. Together with its partners Airbus and Wright Electric, easyJet is working to accelerate the development of zero-emission aircraft technology. In the meantime, the airline is offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all its flights, at no additional cost to its customers, and only supports projects that are certified by Gold Standard or the Verified Carbon Standard, internationally recognised certification schemes. In addition, easyJet continues to renew its fleet, operate efficiently, and aims to fill most of its seats.

Through these activities, the airline has cut its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre efficiency by a third since 2000 and is committed to reducing this further. 

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 25 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers. 

The airline was named as Britain’s Most Admired Company of 2020 in the transport sector, retaining the leading position for a second year running. Britain’s Most Admired Companies study is the longest-running annual survey of corporate reputation in the UK. 

 

About easyJet:

easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe’s primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 96 million passengers in 2019 – more than 16 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft on nearly 1000 routes to more than 150 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £14m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

The airline takes sustainability seriously and is committed to reaching net-zero emissions flying by 2050. Together with its partners Airbus and Wright Electric, easyJet is working to accelerate the development of zero-emission aircraft technology. In the meantime, the airline is offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all its flights, at no additional cost to its customers, and only supports projects that are certified by Gold Standard or the Verified Carbon Standard, internationally recognised certification schemes. In addition, easyJet continues to renew its fleet, operate efficiently, and aims to fill most of its seats. Through these activities, the airline has cut its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre efficiency by a third since 2000 and is committed to reducing this further.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 25 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers. 

The airline was named as Britain’s Most Admired Company of 2020 in the transport sector, retaining the leading position for a second year running. Britain’s Most Admired Companies study is the longest-running annual survey of corporate reputation in the UK.