Easyjet announces new international flights from airport in western France
Budget airline is the largest to serve Nantes
The new routes will increase the number of flights from the airport to 36
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Two new international flights will join the easyJet winter roster from its hub at Nantes airport, the low-cost carrier has announced.
Flights to Spanish capital Madrid and its Hungarian counterpart Budapest will fly from October 27 from the French airport.
The services will bring the total number of destinations it offers from Nantes to 36, covering 26 countries.
Two flights per week – on Mondays and Fridays – will serve the two cities.
Ticket prices start at €35 one-way to Madrid and €38 one-way to Budapest on the easyJet website.
“The opening of routes to Madrid and Budapest with easyJet significantly strengthens our connectivity in Europe,” said Nantes airport’s marketing director Hervé Bidet.
Flurry of flight announcements
EasyJet is the biggest airline serving Nantes airport, and the new announcements are further suggestion that the airline pulling out of its base in Toulouse is unlikely to be replicated at its other French hubs.
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It has announced several summer and winter routes out of France – including some to UK airports – so far in 2025.
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The airline is the leading regional airline in France outside of Paris, said easyJet’s Deputy regional manager in France Reginald Otten.
The Hungarian capital is proving a popular choice for airlines to serve from France. Last week Ryanair announced a new flight between Toulouse and Budapest.
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At the same time, the airline will pull out of Paris-Vatry (XCR) in response to increased airline taxes on flights departing French soil.
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The strategy of both carriers may be to centralise resources on the most profitable cities to fly out of, meaning routes currently on offer may change in favour of other connections.
