easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, celebrated its new Sharm el-Sheikh route with a camel meet and greet at check-on this morning.
Bringing a flavour of Egypt to London Stansted Airport, Kokoso the camel was available for all to determine at easyJet’s check-in area today – Monday 25 February.
To celebrate the launch of its new route easyJet invited pupils from Great Dunmow Primary School to return along to the airport to satisfy Kokoso the camel and his handlers.
Hugh Aitken, easyJet’s UK Commercial Manager, commented:
“There isn’t the next strategy to celebrate the launch of our new Sharm el-Sheikh route than by evoking the spirit of Egypt and bringing a camel into the airport for all to determine.
“The children of serious Dunmow Primary School were beside themselves with excitement about their trip to satisfy Kokoso the camel – it was a good first day back to college after half term for them.”
Sharm-el Sheikh is certainly one of three new easyJet routes to take-off from London Stansted Airport this year.
The airline has already started flying to Marrakech in Morocco and Sofia in Bulgaria as a part of easyJet’s expanded summer 2013 schedule which sees 65,000 affordable seats to those destinations available from London Stansted Airport per year.
The three new routes are proving well-liked by passengers as greater than 1,000 holidaymakers travelled to the recent destinations last week alone.
Mr Aitken added:
“We’re thrilled in order to offer our passengers the likelihood to fly to Sharm el-Sheikh and Marrakech as they provide year-round sun for the 1st time from London Stansted Airport.
“We’re fully committed to creating travel to more varied destinations, further far from home, easy and affordable, on the best value and best availability for our passengers and that i know travellers will enjoy exploring these three new holiday hot-spots.”
Will Parkes, London Stansted Airport’s Communications Director, says:
“It’s always exciting to launch new routes, giving passengers even greater choice for travel and we’ve been thrilled to welcome new easyJet connections from Stansted this month.
“Kokoso the camel certainly hasn’t given anyone the hump today but thrilled passengers and native school children invited along to satisfy him. i’ve got definitely Sharm el-Sheikh should be a very popular connection and want easyJet every success with all of the new routes.”
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