Business travellers in the Nantes region are certainly being pampered by the airlines, which are opening more and more routes at Nantes-Atlantique airport. Following the example of Lufthansa, British Airways, Brussels Airlines or more recently Aigle Azur - which has scheduled its first domestic flight there - easyJet is strengthening its presence at the Nantes hub. The airline has just made official the installation of a new base in spring 2019Three A320 medium-haul aircraft and around a hundred employees will be based here.
The airline, which currently has 27% business travellers at Nantes airport, is planning around ten new routes, and plans to increase the frequency of flights offered to business customers to give them more options.
a growing need for short-haul connections
" We are delighted to be opening a base at Nantes-Atlantique airport and to be establishing a firmer foothold in the French regions, where we have seen a growing need and desire for short-haul connections for over twenty years.testifies François BacchettaeasyJet's Managing Director for France. This new base marks a turning point in our operations, which are already very popular in Nantes with leisure and business travellers. "he continues.
For Nicolas NotebaertChief Executive Officer of VINCI Concessions and Chairman of VINCI Airports: " The creation of a base at Nantes Atlantique, where easyJet already ranks 2nd in terms of the number of passengers carried, demonstrates the company's confidence in the market and its ambition for the Greater West of France. easyJet's operating model, with flights scheduled throughout the year, enables us to optimise airport resources by limiting peak effects. We are delighted with the prospects for job creation for the local economy, and for expanding the network of destinations and frequencies for business and leisure travellers. ".
Nantes will be the France's seventh-largest airport easyJet base, after Paris-CDG, Orly, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse and BordeauxOver the last few years, Nantes airport has established itself as the new star of French air transport, with the highest number of passengers ever recorded. strongest growth in passenger traffic among all regional airports in 2016, and last year passed the 5 million passengers.
