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Hello, and welcome to Smart With Points, the podcast all about travelling smarter with miles and points. I'm Jack, and I have to say, it's not often I get genuinely excited about a budget airline sale, but here we are. Today we're talking about easyJet's thirtieth birthday bash, and they're celebrating in style with thirty percent off flights for just thirty hours. Now, before you dismiss this as just another airline promotion, let me tell you why this one's worth your attention. Grab your phone, because if you've been thinking about European travel, you'll want to act fast. This sale ends at three o'clock this afternoon, the eleventh of November, two thousand and twenty-five.
So, let's dive into the details. easyJet is offering up to thirty percent off more than three hundred thousand seats to and from the UK. The sale covers flights departing between the eighteenth of November two thousand and twenty-five and the eighteenth of March two thousand and twenty-six. That's a really solid window covering Christmas, New Year, February half-term, and early spring. With over six hundred and twenty thousand seats available across their entire network, including those three hundred thousand from UK airports, there's actually decent availability across their route map.
Now, let's talk prices, because this is where it gets interesting. Flights start from just fourteen pounds ninety-nine one-way. Yes, you heard that right. We're seeing London Southend to Barcelona from fourteen pounds ninety-nine. London Gatwick to Tenerife South from seventeen pounds ninety-nine. Birmingham to Gran Canaria, also seventeen pounds ninety-nine. Manchester to Malta from twenty-one pounds forty-nine. And London airports to Amsterdam or Barcelona from twenty-three pounds ninety-nine. These are genuinely good prices, especially for the travel dates on offer.
The sale covers a really nice mix of destinations. You've got your winter sun options like the Canary Islands, Malta, and Madeira. Ski trips to Geneva and Lyon. Classic city breaks to Amsterdam and Barcelona. Pretty much everything in between. Whether you're after winter sun, snow, or cobblestones, there's something here.
Now, if you prefer the convenience of a package holiday rather than booking flights and hotels separately, easyJet holidays is running a concurrent promotion. You can use code SAVE30 at checkout to save thirty pounds per person on packages over six hundred pounds. This offer runs until eleven o'clock in the evening on the twentieth of November two thousand and twenty-five, so you've got a bit more time than the flight-only sale.
Let me give you some package examples. Three nights at the four-star Dream Castle Paris with breakfast for one hundred and eighty pounds per person, including Manchester flights, departing the fifth of January two thousand and twenty-six. Seven nights at the four-star Beatriz Costa and Spa Hotel in Lanzarote on half board for five hundred and twenty-one pounds per person, including flights, luggage, and transfers from Liverpool, departing the fifteenth of April two thousand and twenty-six. Seven nights at the four-star Alua Calvia in Majorca with breakfast for four hundred and fifty-five pounds per person, including flights, luggage, and transfers from Bristol, also departing the fifteenth of April two thousand and twenty-six. All packages include twenty-three kilogram checked luggage per person and beach holiday transfers, plus easyJet holidays' Ultimate Flexibility guarantee covering booking changes, refunds, and a best price promise.
Now, let me share my honest thoughts on this sale. This is genuinely one of the better easyJet sales we've seen recently. The thirty-hour window is tight, I'll grant you that, but the breadth of destinations and travel dates makes it worthwhile if you've been planning European travel anyway. What I particularly like is the inclusion of winter sun destinations at these prices. Flights to the Canaries, Malta, and Madeira for under twenty-five pounds one-way from regional airports is solid value, especially given the travel dates extend into spring when the weather starts improving.
For ski trips, those Geneva and Lyon routes are worth considering if you're flexible with your dates. These airports provide excellent access to major ski resorts, and at twenty-three pounds ninety-nine from several UK airports, you're looking at good value compared to winter ski transfer costs. One thing to watch though: these are base fares. You need to factor in seat selection, luggage, and other extras when comparing total costs. easyJet's add-ons can quickly add up, but if you're travelling light with just cabin baggage, the base fares represent excellent value.
Now, for those of us who typically focus on maximising points and miles, it's worth noting that easyJet flights don't earn Avios or tier points with British Airways. However, at these prices, paying cash often makes more sense than using points for short-haul European travel. Let me give you an example. A return to Barcelona would cost around nine thousand Avios off-peak on British Airways, plus roughly thirty-five pounds in taxes per person. With this sale, you're looking at potentially under fifty pounds return with easyJet. The maths clearly favours cash here, leaving your Avios for longer-haul redemptions where they deliver far better value.
Let me give you my top tips for maximising this sale. First, be flexible with dates. The best prices are often on midweek departures. If your schedule allows, flying Tuesday through Thursday typically offers better availability and pricing. Second, consider regional airports. Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow all have competitive fares in this sale. Sometimes flying from a regional airport can be more convenient than trekking to London. Third, pack light. If you can manage with just cabin baggage, you'll save on checked luggage fees. easyJet's cabin bag allowance is one small bag, forty-five by thirty-six by twenty centimetres, that fits under the seat. It's tight but doable for short trips.
Fourth, use your credit cards wisely. If you have an Avios-earning credit card like the Barclaycard Avios Plus, you'll earn one point five Avios per pound on these bookings. On a one hundred pound flight booking, that's one hundred and fifty Avios earned whilst still getting the cash discount. And fifth, book return flights carefully. The sale covers departures until the eighteenth of March two thousand and twenty-six, so make sure your return date falls within this window if you're booking a return journey.
Now, a quick bit of history that I find quite fascinating. It's quite remarkable that easyJet launched exactly thirty years ago on the tenth of November nineteen ninety-five with its first flight from London Luton to Glasgow. That inaugural flight carried one hundred and twenty-two passengers who each paid twenty-nine pounds. Remarkably, when adjusted for inflation, today's fares are actually cheaper in real terms. The airline's original marketing slogan promised fares for the price of a pair of jeans, and founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's vision of making air travel accessible to everyone has genuinely transformed how we travel around Europe.
From that single leased aircraft in nineteen ninety-five, easyJet now operates over three hundred and fifty aircraft across more than one thousand routes, carrying more than one hundred million passengers annually. Love them or loathe them, budget airlines like easyJet have democratised air travel. They've made spontaneous weekends away possible, turned city breaks into a normal occurrence rather than a luxury, and genuinely opened up Europe for millions of travellers. Not bad for three decades of flying.
So, final thoughts. This sale ends at three o'clock this afternoon, the eleventh of November two thousand and twenty-five, so you'll need to act quickly if anything catches your eye. Whilst we normally focus on maximising points and miles here at Smart With Points, sometimes the best value is simply a good old-fashioned cash sale, and this is one of those times. For winter sun seekers, ski enthusiasts, or anyone planning a spring city break, there are genuine deals to be found here. Just remember to factor in all the extras when calculating your total cost, and consider whether you really need that window seat or if you can survive without checked luggage.
That's it for today's episode. Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to Smart With Points on all major podcast platforms, or visit our website at smartwithpoints.co.uk. We'd love to have you as a regular listener. Until next time, safe travels.
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