New easyJet Bristol Route Opens Doors for Students easyJet’s inaugural flight between Gibraltar and Bristol set off on Sunday 19th April, bringing an almost entirely full cabin of passengers to Gibraltar, and then back to Bristol. With the new route currently selling at cheaper rates than the airline’s Gatwick route, it proves ideal for many Gibraltar University students travelling back and forth from the South Western area of the country. easyJet Commercial Manager Ali Gayward claims that other routes between Gibraltar and easyJet are being pursued, but insisted that the process for launching a new flight route is extensive, with much consideration, dialogue, and research needing to be carried out. Bristol was one area that had been lobbying for the introduction of flights to Gibraltar for some time. easyJet currently has 53 GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE • MAY GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE • APRIL 20152015
routes coming and going from Bristol, The Tourist Board is now looking with twelve aircraft stationed there. towards the north of the UK to bring new routes to Gibraltar. Nicky Guerrero The airline was in dialogue with the explained that this was the only part of Gibraltar Tourist Board, mainly CEO the UK that was not yet covered, with Nicky Guerrero, for three or four years the most northern route from Gibraltar before taking the decision to launch stopping in Manchester. the route. All aspects of the route were The Bristol Gibraltar route currentevaluated for at least a year beforehand. ly runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Having been on the inaugural flight Sundays, with no plans to increase the on the 19th, Nicky Guerrero spoke of number of flights, as of yet. The route the many students on the flight return- also opens a new avenue to those traving to University in the West of the UK. elling to the UK from the Campo de Universities including Bristol, Cardiff, Gibraltar area. Gibraltar International University of the West of England and Airport Director Terence Lopez said that Swansea are populated by many Gibral- the statistics carried out by immigration tarian students and for the first time, they showed that there was almost a 50/50 do not have to travel to Malaga, or across balance between passengers that travel the UK from London or Birmingham, to to Gibraltar and stay on the Rock, and those that move on to Spain. return to University.
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