HOLIDAYMAKERS can once again jet to Rome and Milan from Liverpool thanks to Blue Air which today reveals that Liverpool John Lennon Airport is to become its newest European hub. Regular flights to Hamburg and Alicante are also announced.
And the Romanian airline is poised to dress up its Liverpool aircraft in special "scouse" livery while promising "even more air links in the coming months".
This will be Blue Air’s eighth European base and they will be locating a 189 seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport beginning summer 2017. The four new services comprise daily departures to Rome Fiumicino, four times weekly to Milan Bergamo, four times weekly to Hamburg and a three times weekly service to Alicante.
These new services will complement Blue Air’s existing flights from Liverpool to three destinations in Romania. An additional 160,000 seats will be on sale for these new flights to and from Liverpool next summer.
It's good news for anyone in need of a bit of dolce vita in their lives. Services to Rome and Milan, operated by easyJet and Ryanair, quietly ceased from Liverpool a few years ago after rival Manchester Airport opened its runway to the no-frills operators.
Hamburg, for all your stag night needsThe basing of a Blue Air aircraft at Liverpool will also create up to 35 new, direct, local jobs too, with the task of recruiting and training employees for positions as pilots, cabin crew, engineers etc, commencing immediately.
Blue Air is also considering a special Liverpool focus for the livery of the aircraft to be based at LJLA, as they look to become Liverpool’s airline and will discuss this with the Airport in the coming weeks in time for the start of their new services next year.
Blue Air first started operations from Liverpool in December 2014, with a three times weekly departure to Bucharest. Just 3 months later the airline added a twice weekly service to Bacau in March 2015 followed by a twice weekly service to Cluj-Napoca in June 2016. Blue Air has now carried almost 120,000 passengers on flights to and from Liverpool in less than two years of operations.
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CEO Gheorghe Racaru, said, “Today is a historic moment for both Blue Air and the Liverpool City Region as we
announce our eighth base at the airport, adding four routes. In fact, we are going to put three brand new destinations on Liverpool’s route map, by flying directly to the currently unserved cities of Rome, Milan and Hamburg, which are likely to be popular with customers travelling for both business and leisure. Additionally, we will offer the region’s passengers an increased choice with our Alicante service.
The UK is a strategic market for Blue Air and we strongly believe that basing a 737-800 at Liverpool will allow us to strengthen our position as one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines."
Andrew Cornish CEO of Liverpool John Lennon Airport commented, “Since day one of Blue Air’s operations from Liverpool they have gone from strength to strength and this latest development is the natural next phase of their continued expansion.
"Blue Air are creating something special here. They very much want to be a part of the region’s renaissance by investing in an area where they see tremendous opportunities to successfully grow their business, at the same time as creating local employment and attracting inward investment.”
Reservations for the new direct Blue Air services from Liverpool are now available via www.blueairweb.com, through the airline’s call center or its collaborating travel agents, at prices starting from £16.99 to Hamburg, £24.99 to Milan Bergamo and Rome Fiumicino and £29.99 to Alicante.
