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Easyjet

EasyJet Airline Company Limited
EasyJet logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
U2 EZY EASY
Founded 1995; 22 years ago (1995)
AOC # 2091
Operating bases
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
Revenue Decrease£4.669 billion (2016)
Operating income Decrease £495 million (2016)
Net income Decrease £427 million (2016)
Employees Decrease 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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