EasyJet UK
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Founded | 27 July 2017 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 8 May 2018 | ||||||
AOC # | 2448 | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
Fleet size | 178 | ||||||
Destinations | 156 | ||||||
Parent company | EasyJet plc | ||||||
Headquarters | Luton, England, UK | ||||||
Website | www |
EasyJet UK Limited, trading as easyJet, is a British low-cost airline and a subsidiary of EasyJet plc. It was founded in 2017, after the UK Government triggered Article 50 to leave the European Union.
History
The airline was established following the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union and the airline's preparation against possible outcomes of Brexit. EasyJet structured itself as a pan-European airline group with three different air operator's certificates, each based in Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[3]
EasyJet plc is thus a pan-European airline group with three airlines based in the UK, Austria and Switzerland (easyJet UK, easyJet Europe, and easyJet Switzerland), all fully or part-owned by easyJet plc, based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange.[4]
On 17 August 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, easyJet announced it would close its bases in Newcastle upon Tyne, London–Stansted and London–Southend on the 31 August 2020.[5]
Destinations
EasyJet UK flies to over 40 countries and over 60 airports.
This list includes the parent company's and its subsidiaries' destinations.
Countries or Territory | Airport Count |
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Albania | 1 |
Austria | 5 |
Belgium | 1 |
Bulgaria | 3 |
Croatia | 4 |
Cyprus | 2 |
Czech Republic | 1 |
Denmark | 2 |
Egypt | 3 |
Estonia | 1 |
Finland | 3 |
France | 19 |
Germany | 11 |
Gibraltar | 1 |
Greece | 14 |
Hungary | 1 |
Iceland | 1 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Italy | 19 |
Jersey | 1 |
Jordan | 1 |
Kosovo | 1 |
Luxembourg | 1 |
Malta | 1 |
Montenegro | 1 |
Morocco | 4 |
Netherlands | 1 |
North Macedonia | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Portugal | 5 |
Romania | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Serbia | 1 |
Slovenia | 1 |
Spain | 22 |
Sweden | 3 |
Switzerland | 3 |
SwitzerlandFranceGermany | 1 |
Tunisia | 1 |
Turkey | 5 |
United Kingdom | 20 |
Fleet
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As of August 2023[update], EasyJet UK operates the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Airbus A319-100 | 58 | — | 156 | Older aircraft are to be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo. | |
Airbus A320-200 | 75 | — | 186 | ||
Airbus A320neo | 35 | — | 186 | Deliveries deferred until after 2021. | |
Airbus A321neo | 10 | — | 235 | In the Airbus Cabin Flex (ACF) configuration. | |
Total | 178 | — |
References
- ^ Caswell, Mark (20 May 2023). "EasyJet to open Birmingham base". Business Traveller. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ careers.easyjet.com – Where We Are / OUR UK AND EUROPEAN BASES retrieved 27 February 2017
- ^ Easyjet UK Limited - Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 20 September 2018
- ^ "update on European AOC". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "GINFO Search Results Summary". Civil Aviation Authority. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.