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EasyJet set for its busiest Christmas programme ever

Wednesday, 17 December 20253 min read
EasyJet set for its busiest Christmas programme ever

EasyJet will run its busiest ever Christmas flight programme with more than 24,600 flights taking off across Europe.

This is up 10% compared to Christmas 2024.

The airline is set to fly up to 3.5 million travellers across the peak Christmas and New Year period.

The busiest days across its network will be on 26 December with 1,754 flights, and 2 January with 1,755 flights, carrying as many as 263,000 customers each day.

In the UK, easyJet expects to fly up to two million customers on nearly 1,000 flights a day during the peak of the festive season.

Paris and Milan are among the top festive travel choices, while Geneva, gateway to the Alps, is also among the top destinations with the start of ski season.

Closer to home, Belfast is the most popular domestic staycation.

For sunshine trips, the Canary Islands remain firm favourites.

Marrakech in Morocco and Hurghada in Egypt are also top destinations for winter sunshine.

EasyJet says it is the largest carrier to North Africa destinations, operating 46 routes to Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Cape Verde.

The airline is also operating its biggest ever schedule to Lapland – up 26% on last year.

There are up to 24 flights a week from eight UK airports, including London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, and for the first time, London Southend and Belfast International.

EasyJet holidays is also on track for its busiest Christmas yet, with an increase of 19% customers on holiday over Christmas week (22-28 December 2025) than last year.

The most popular destination is Tenerife, with Lanzarote and Costa Blanca also proving popular.

For a city break, Paris, Amsterdam and Prague are the top destinations.