EasyJet to establish Dortmund as European base

Low cost airline easyJet said today it is establishing Dortmund International Airport as its next European base. As part of its expansion plans for Germany, the airline said it will introduce new eight routes from Dortmund.

Flights will begin at the end of May 2004, with six flights already confirmed - twice-daily services to Paris (CDG) and London (London Luton Airport), and daily services to Nice, Palma (Majorca), Alicante, and Rome (Ciampino).