Glasgow set for take off with new easyJet route to Paris

easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced it would introduce flights from Glasgow International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle. The new daily service which will commence on 29 October will offer fares from just £21.99 one way including tax.

The airline, which carried close to 2 million passengers from its Glasgow base in the last year, expects to carry almost 100,000 passengers on this new route in the first 12 months of operation. This is the eighth new route easyJet has announced from Scotland this year and now offers a total of 28 routes, 108 daily departures from four Scottish Airports making easyJet the largest low-fares airline in Scotland.

This autumn easyJet will also commence services from Edinburgh to Paris (CDG) on 10 September, Krakow on 29 October and Gdansk on 30 October.

David Osborne, easyJet UK General Manager, commented:

"There is great demand in Scotland for direct low-fares flights to main city airports and following the success of the airline’s new routes launched from Glasgow last year and Edinburgh this year, this new route from Glasgow to Paris reflects easyJet's commitment to Scotland."

"easyJet's new Paris flight will be the only direct link between Glasgow International Airport and Paris' main city airport, Charles de Gaulle, and the route is expected to be popular for business travellers as well as those looking for a few days of culture or a shopping trip away"

Managing Director of Glasgow Airport, Gordon Dewar, said:

"This is excellent news from easyJet and a real boost for our passengers who will now be able to fly direct to the French capital from Glasgow.

"Paris is an exciting city, well known for its cafe culture and architecture, and these new daily flights make it an ideal short break destination. This route is also an important new commercial link, and we are confident it will prove popular with holidaymakers and business travellers alike.

"We welcome easyJet's commitment to Glasgow and look forward to working with the airline to ensure the success of this new route."

VisitScotland is the organisation responsible for attracting leisure tourism to Glasgow and Scotland. Tom McWilliam, VisitScotland Area Director for Glasgow, said:

“easyJet’s new Glasgow-Paris service is one of the most exciting developments in recent years for leisure tourism to Glasgow and Scotland. It comes at a time when international visitors to Scotland are rising—up 17% in 2006—so a new service to Glasgow from one of our largest European markets presents a real opportunity for marked progress towards 50% growth in tourism revenues by 2015.”

Paris - the most romantic city in the world, is an ideal break for couples and singles alike. The architects amongst us will be awe-inspired by the Eiffel Tower, which is a sight to behold, although not for the faint-hearted if you're thinking of travelling to the very top!

The city has museums aplenty, not forgetting Le Louvre, which has renewed attention since The Da Vinci Code graced the big screen, where the Mona Lisa draws crowds from across the world. The cafe culture of the Parisians is renowned and is a fantastic distraction from sightseeing where you can sip fantastic French wine and watch the world go by.