Talk:EasyJet

Criticism

The Criticism section seems remarkably short, compared with say Ryanair. Might it be that someone has chosen to delete a bunch of criticisms? Ben Finn (talk) 13:23, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Or maybe no one ever wrote more than this, I don't remember there being any more in the criticism section. And maybe because there's a lot more to say about Ryanair ;) Slasher-fun (talk) 16:23, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Or maybe there isnt as much criticism or that its would not be notable --JetBlast (talk) 21:40, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Fleet figures

Please can people stop removing the Boeing 737-700 from the fleet table. Only remove this when they have been removed from the UK Aircraft Register. Thanks --JetBlast (talk) 04:18, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

'British' airline

In the first paragraph of the article is describes Easyjet as a British airline - yet each plane carries the European flag (not the union flag) and on the website Easyjet describe themselves as a 'European low-cost airline' [1]

Other than the parent company being registered on the London stock exchange, what are the main reason why we're calling the company british?

I'd like to change this paragraph to reflect the company’s own statements, anyone have an opinion? Richardeast (talk) 23:28, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

As you say, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, has it's registered office in Luton, holds only a United Kingdom Air Operator Certificate, and operates only British-registered aircraft.. Obviously for marketing purposes the company wants to portray itself as a 'pan-european' carrier, hence the statement on the website and the EU flag on aircraft, but it is a British company which is not registered in any other european country (with the exception of Easyjet Switzerland, a different airline). Why would we state it is anything other than a British airline? Thanks. SempreVolando (talk) 02:25, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Dont think you should should change it - the main reason it is described as a British airline is because it is a British airline, it is normal to describe companies by nationality and as far as I am aware European is not a nationality. Nothing wrong with the airline using the term European low-cost airline but it is not a reason to describe the airline in the lead as European. The flag by the way belong to the European Union and is not acutally a "European flag" (not all of Europe is in the EU). It would be equally correct for Ryanair to use the same term but you would not call it other than an Irish airline in the lead. MilborneOne (talk) 12:40, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

On your logic, is 'british' even valid? There's plenty here in Wales who'd say britain's an island, not a nation. Sempre, I partially agree with you, though, when Easyjet themselves say "Despite our UK roots, over 60% of easyJet’s passengers now start their journey from outside the UK and easyJet is a truly pan-European airline" who are we to disagree? Richardeast (talk) 21:35, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

British is valid, nothing to do with islands or nations British is the correct Demonym for the United Kingdom. They are a British airline who operate in Europe so the marketing statements are correct, British Airways describe themselves as a Global airline so would you change them from British to "Global". If you want to change how companies and things are described then you really need to go to the Wikipedia:Village pump and make a global suggestion that the country of origin of most subjects in this encyclopedia should be ignored and replaced with marketing terms or such like, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2012 (UTC)