City's gateway to Canary Islands.A BRAND new aircraft is opening up the Canary Islands Canary Islands, Span. Islas Canarias, group of seven islands (1990 pop. 1,589,403), 2,808 sq mi (7,273 sq km), autonomous region of Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Sahara. They constitute two provinces of Spain. Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1990 pop. to EasyJet passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport Coordinates: Liverpool John Lennon Airport (IATA: LPL, ICAO: EGGP) is an airport serving the English city of Liverpool. . Unveiled yesterday, the Airbus 320 is larger than the current Boeing 737s The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. With over 7,000 ordered and over 5,000 delivered, it is the most ordered and produced commercial passenger jet of all time and has been continuously manufactured by Boeing since 1967. and Airbus 319s in the fleet, and with a longer range allows the addition of medium-haul destinations Lanzarote Lanzarote is also the title of a novella by Michel Houellebecq, translated into English by Frank Wynne. Lanzarote, a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian and Fuerteventura Fuer·te·ven·tu·ra An island in the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa. It has many extinct volcanoes. . The new aircraft seats 180 passengers, as opposed to the 737's 149 and the Airbus 319's 156. Robin Tudor, head of PR at Peel Airports Group, said: "Easyjet has been an important part of our success over recent years and will continue to be so in the future. The new aircraft highlights the continuing importance placed on the Liverpool operation and the confidence that they have in us, despite the tough economic conditions. "The growing fleet at Liverpool will give our passengers extra frequencies to the ever popular destinations that they serve." Trevor Spinks, Easyjet's UK commercial manager, said: "The introduction of this new, bigger aircraft and new routes to the Canary Islands reflect our continued commitment to the 22.5m customers who have flown with us over the past 12 years." CAPTION(S): A fishing harbour in Lanzarote |
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