easyJet is set to bolster its presence at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) with the addition of a ninth aircraft, strengthening one of the airline’s fastest-growing UK bases.
The expansion marks another vote of confidence in the region’s aviation sector and wider economy. Each UK-based aircraft supports around 400 direct and indirect local jobs and delivers £27m in UK gross value added (GVA) – meaning the additional A320 family aircraft, arriving next summer, will play a significant role in Liverpool’s economic momentum.
The move will allow easyJet to increase capacity from Liverpool, offering travellers even more choice of flights and holidays across Europe and beyond. Last week the airline unveiled new routes to Lisbon and Paphos, both launching next summer and boosting the network to 39 destinations.
John Irving, CEO of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said:
“This announcement of a 9th based easyJet aircraft in Liverpool is significant news for the airport and the wider city region.”
“2025 has so far, been a record year for the airport with our busiest summer ever. This further announcement underpins the strong work and cooperation between easyJet and Liverpool John Lennon Airport, creating new jobs directly at the airport and bringing further indirect investment to the Liverpool City Region.”
“The new aircraft brings the potential to increase services on existing services and create new routes directly from Liverpool.”
easyJet says the expansion is driven by continued passenger demand across the Northwest, with 2.7 million customers choosing the airline this year.
Kevin Doyle, easyJet UK Country Manager, added:
“Our success in the North West is a clear testament to the continued popularity of our flights and holidays, with 2.7 million customers choosing to fly with us this year for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.”
“The growth of our fleet with an additional aircraft in Liverpool will not only support around 400 jobs but is enabling us to further unlock the opportunity of the demand that we see for both leisure and business travel.”
“We are already capturing this opportunity with the launch of two new routes from next summer to offer customers greater choice and exceptional value across our unrivalled short-haul network, and in our 30th year, still aiming to make travel easy.”
Over the past 12 months, easyJet has significantly expanded its Liverpool network, adding ten routes including Malta, Fuerteventura, Prague, Berlin, Marrakesh, City of Derry, Sharm el Sheikh, Split, Lisbon and Paphos. The airline now operates to 17 countries across Europe and North Africa from LJLA.
With easyJet holidays’ summer 2026 season now on sale, travellers can already book beach and city breaks through to the end of October 2026.
