EasyJet will add the City of Derry Airport (LDY) in Northern Ireland to its network in November, becoming the third airline to offer scheduled services at the airport.
From Nov. 4, easyJet will launch year-round flights from LDY to both Liverpool, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Both routes will be flown 2X-weekly and are exclusive to the airline, which is an all-Airbus A320-family aircraft operator.
“The new routes will … serve demand for domestic connectivity between Northern Ireland and key cities across the UK,” easyJet said in a statement.
Loganair currently offers 3X-weekly service between LDY and London Heathrow Airport, and is also operating 4X-weekly flights during the summer season between LDY and Glasgow, Scotland. Those routes are being flown with Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft.
Ryanair in April opened year-round service between LDY and Birmingham, England, operating 2X-weekly flights with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The ULCC also operates 2X-weekly flights between LDY and Manchester, England.
“Services to Edinburgh and Liverpool have been in demand from both corporate and leisure travelers in the northwest [of Northern Ireland],” said Brenda Morgan, LDY’s head of business development. She noted both easyJet routes will be flown on Fridays and Mondays, “fantastic timings for business travel during the week and weekend breaks for the leisure market.”
The airport currently does not have service to Dublin. LDY views gaining a connection to the Irish capital a priority.
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