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Founded | 18 May 1988 (as TEA Basel) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 23 March 1989 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
Destinations | 81 | ||||||
Headquarters | Meyrin, Switzerland | ||||||
Key people | Jean-Marc Thévenaz (Managing Director) | ||||||
Website | easyjet.com |
EasyJet Switzerland SA, styled as easyJet, is a Swiss low-cost airline based in Meyrin, Geneva. It operates scheduled flights as an EasyJet franchise out of Geneva Airport and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg.
The airline was established on 18 May 1988 as TEA Basel and started operations on 23 March 1989 as part of the TEA group of airlines which provided charter flights from various European destinations. In March 1998, easyJet took a 40% stake in the airline, which began franchise services on 1 April 1999. In 2013, the airline was owned by private investors (51%) and EasyJet plc (49%) and had 770 employees.
As of November 2016, the EasyJet Switzerland fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Over the years, the former TEA Basel and later EasyJet Switzerland operated the following aircraft types: