Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced a slate of new routes, headlined by twice-weekly flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Naples from 3 August 2026, priced from £40.99 one way. The move provides direct access to southern Italy’s manufacturing clusters and emerging tech scene, complementing existing services from London and Manchester.
The airline will also launch London Southend–Munich services on 17 September 2026 and confirmed that its inaugural winter flights to Rovaniemi (the Finnish gateway to Lapland) commenced on 1 December 2025. These additions are part of easyJet’s strategy to add more than 30 new European city-pairs over the next 18 months, many timed for weekend business-leisure (‘bleisure’) travel.
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For UK companies, the Liverpool–Naples link eliminates the need for time-consuming connections via Gatwick or Manchester when sending staff to Campania-based suppliers such as automobile-parts maker Marelli or fintech scale-ups clustered around Naples’ San Giovanni a Teduccio innovation district. German-focused firms will likewise benefit from Southend–Munich flights that shorten ground transfers to Bavaria’s industrial heartlands.
easyJet says the expansion is enabled by the delivery of fuel-efficient A321neo aircraft and streamlined slot swaps following post-pandemic consolidation at regional airports. From a mobility perspective, the carrier’s growing network diversifies routing choices, which can reduce per-trip carbon emissions and broaden options for talent based outside London.
Travel-policy teams should update preferred-supplier lists and monitor fare-class availability: advance purchase discounts on new routes often disappear quickly as SMEs and holidaymakers snap up launch fares. While the headline news is for 2026, corporate planners need to budget now, as ticket bookings for August–September next year open this week.
The airline will also launch London Southend–Munich services on 17 September 2026 and confirmed that its inaugural winter flights to Rovaniemi (the Finnish gateway to Lapland) commenced on 1 December 2025. These additions are part of easyJet’s strategy to add more than 30 new European city-pairs over the next 18 months, many timed for weekend business-leisure (‘bleisure’) travel.
For UK companies, the Liverpool–Naples link eliminates the need for time-consuming connections via Gatwick or Manchester when sending staff to Campania-based suppliers such as automobile-parts maker Marelli or fintech scale-ups clustered around Naples’ San Giovanni a Teduccio innovation district. German-focused firms will likewise benefit from Southend–Munich flights that shorten ground transfers to Bavaria’s industrial heartlands.
easyJet says the expansion is enabled by the delivery of fuel-efficient A321neo aircraft and streamlined slot swaps following post-pandemic consolidation at regional airports. From a mobility perspective, the carrier’s growing network diversifies routing choices, which can reduce per-trip carbon emissions and broaden options for talent based outside London.
Travel-policy teams should update preferred-supplier lists and monitor fare-class availability: advance purchase discounts on new routes often disappear quickly as SMEs and holidaymakers snap up launch fares. While the headline news is for 2026, corporate planners need to budget now, as ticket bookings for August–September next year open this week.
