Easyjet

EasyJet Airline Company Limited

IATA ICAO Callsign U2 EZY EASY
Founded	1995; 22 years ago (1995)
AOC #	2091
Operating bases	List of bases Amsterdam Barcelona Belfast–International Berlin-Schönefeld Bristol Edinburgh Glasgow Hamburg Lisbon Liverpool London–Gatwick London–Luton (Head Office) London–Southend London–Stansted Lyon Manchester Milan–Malpensa Naples Newcastle Nice Palma de Mallorca Paris–Charles de Gaulle Paris–Orly Porto Toulouse Venice-Marco Polo
Fleet size	238
Destinations	134
Company slogan	"europe by easyJet" "business by easyJet" "This is Generation easyJet" "Come On Let's Fly" "The web's favourite airline"
Parent company	EasyJet plc
Headquarters	London Luton Airport Luton, United Kingdom
Key people	John Barton, Chairman Carolyn McCall, CEO Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Founder
Revenue	£4.669 billion (2016)
Operating income	£495 million (2016)
Net income	£427 million (2016)
Employees	10,104 (2015)
Website	www.easyjet.com

EasyJet (styled as easyJet; : ) is a British airline, operating under the low-cost carrier model, based at London Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on over 820 routes in more than 30 countries. easyJet plc is listed on the and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.easyGroup Holdings Ltd (the investment vehicle of the airline's founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family) is the largest shareholder with a 34.62% stake (as of July 2014). It employs nearly 11,000 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK.

EasyJet has seen expansion since its establishment in 1995, having grown through a combination of acquisitions and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel. The airline, along with associate company easyJet Switzerland, operates more than 200 aircraft, mostly Airbus A319. It has 28 bases across Europe, the largest being Gatwick. In 2014 the airline carried more than 65 million passengers, making it the second-largest airline in Europe by number of passengers carried, behind Ryanair.

EasyJet was featured in the television series Airline broadcast on ITV which followed the airline's operations at London Luton and later at other bases. In November 2016, ITN Productions announced a new TV series to be broadcast on ITV in 2017 exploring what it takes to become a pilot at the airline. The current working title of the series is "easyJet: Inside the Cockpit" and will feature unprecedented access to the easyJet pilot training scheme using unique, in-cockpit footage.

The airline was established in 1995, the first company in what would later become the easyGroup conglomerate. It was launched by Greek Cypriot businessman Stelios Haji-Ioannou with two wet leased Boeing 737-200 aircraft, initially operating two routes: London Luton Airport to Glasgow and Edinburgh. In April 1996, the first wholly owned aircraft was delivered to the airline, enabling its first international route, to Amsterdam. Until October 1997, the aircraft were operated by GB Airways and subsequently by Air Foyle, as easyJet had not yet received its Air Operator's Certificate.

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