easyJet confirmed its expansion plan in Italy, with the opening of new bases at Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino airports starting in the spring of 2025. This comes after the ultra-low-cost airline was approved as a «remedy taker» (entity assuming rights, routes, or capacities) for short-haul flights as part of the transaction between ITA Airways and Lufthansa, enabling it to operate at these two key airports.
The company stated that a total of eight aircraft will be based at these two hubs, five in Milan Linate and three in Rome Fiumicino, generating approximately 300 jobs in both cities. This expansion will position Italy as the second most important market for easyJet, serving over 21 million customers annually in the country.
The move, they assured, aligns with the airline’s efforts to provide more destination options and competitive fares in Italy’s main cities. Starting in the spring of 2025, easyJet will base a total of 38 aircraft in Italy, distributed across its four bases in Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Rome Fiumicino, and Naples. In total, it will operate from 20 Italian airports.
Milan Malpensa will remain the airline’s main hub in continental Europe, where it recently celebrated the milestone of 100 million passengers transported since its opening in 1998. Overall, easyJet has transported more than 210 million passengers to and from Italy over the past 26 years.
Kenton Jarvis, easyJet’s Chief Financial Officer and the company’s upcoming CEO, commented, «This will ensure that the Italian market remains competitive, with easyJet now able to offer a greater variety of destinations and low fares for Italian consumers, benefiting those traveling to and from Linate and Rome with new services starting in the spring.»
«Having transported more than 210 million passengers to and from Italy over the past 26 years, we have proudly supported the democratization of local air travel in the country, enabling more and more Italians to travel conveniently and seamlessly across Europe. We are excited about the opportunity to grow in Milan and Rome, creating jobs and offering more options to our customers,” added Lorenzo Lagorio, easyJet’s Director in Italy.
