EasyJet will operate a new route from Southend to Tenerife in summer 2025.
Package holidays are on sale now with easyJet holidays.
Tenerife joins the line-up of destinations to be served by easyJet from Southend in 2025, including Alicante, Palma, Malaga, Faro, Paris and Amsterdam.
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Chief commercial officer for easyJet holidays Paul Bixby said: “With Tenerife being such a popular holiday destination amongst easyJet holidays customers, we’re delighted to be offering package holidays to the largest of the Canary Islands to holidaymakers in the Southend area for summer 2025.
“Known for its incredible family-friendly hotel offering alongside its wealth of luxury hotels for couples to escape to, there’s something for all in Tenerife with easyJet holidays.”
Marc Taylor, acting chief executive for Southend airport, said: “Tenerife has been in very high demand across our 8.2 million catchment so we’re particularly thrilled with today’s news and the continued positive momentum for our airport.
“With six trains every hour from central London to Southend Airport Station – less than 60 minutes from Liverpool Street and only 43 minutes from Stratford – we’re helping people in the city and throughout Essex get access to convenient, budget-friendly holidays to more than 15 sought-after locations in Europe.”