easyJet has announced the expansion of its flying programme to and from Prague, including the launch of its inaugural flight on a new route to Liverpool in the UK.

The low-cost carrier has increased its presence in Prague with a 35% year-on-year increase in its overall flying programme. Since easyJet began flying to Prague in September 1999, it has carried over 18.5 million customers to and from the city, and now flies more than one million customers a year.

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In the past year, the airline’s network has added seven new services from Prague to Birmingham, Glasgow, and Liverpool in the UK, to Nantes and Nice in France, and to Palma and Alicante in Spain. The airline has also recently resumed flights to Prague from Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast, and from Naples in Italy.

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, said: “For over 25 years, we are proud to have served millions of customers from Prague, choosing us for our fantastic service and great value fares and since then we have seen our network grow from strength to strength and so we are delighted to be in Prague today celebrating the inaugural flight for yet another new route to Liverpool in the UK, which will not only enable us to offer customers in the UK with more choice to enjoy this fantastic destination, but also connect our customers in Prague with more of Europe.”