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29 December 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today announced the launch of its new online foreign exchange service, offering travellers’ easy access to the widest range of foreign currencies available from any UK airline, combined with the convenience of next day home delivery.
18 December 2008
Passengers flying with easyJet from London Gatwick Airport on Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Saturday 27 December are advised that some flights on these days will operate from SOUTH TERMINAL and not NORTH TERMINAL.
17 December 2008
Andy Harrison, easyJet Chief Executive, said: "We welcome the Competition Commission's remedies, but they can only address part of the problem.
12 December 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today announced that it will be launching four new routes from London Gatwick Airport, giving travellers an even greater choice of popular destinations in Croatia, Cyprus Italy and Greece.
09 December 2008
easyJet welcomes the CAA’s firm pricing proposals for the coming five years at Stansted Airport.
09 December 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today announced that it is opening a new route from East Midlands to Nice, giving the region’s travellers an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
08 December 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today released its summer 2009 schedule from London Gatwick Airport.
08 December 2008
As a result of a general strike in Greece on Wednesday 10 December 2008 easyJet regrets having to cancel the following flights: |Flight number|Route| |EZY2001|London Luton - Athens| |EZY2002|Athens - London Luton| |EZY8745|London Gatwick - Athens| |EZY8746|Athens - London Gatwick| |EZY8747|London Gatwick - Athens| |EZY8748|Athens - London Gatwick| |EZS4223|Paris (Orly) - Athens| |EZS4224|Athens - Paris (Orly)| |EZY4613|Berlin (Schoenefeld) - Athens| |EZY4614|Athens - Berlin (Schoenefeld)| |EZY2771|Milan (Malpensa) - Athens| |EZY2772|Athens - Milan (Malpensa)| |EZY5093|London Gatwick - Thessaloniki| |EZY5094|Thessaloniki - London Gatwick| Passengers travelling on these cancelled flights have the following options available to them: Either: Re-routing to their final destination at the earliest opportunity or re-routing to their final destination at a later date at their convenience and subject to availability.
04 December 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for November 2008.
03 December 2008
Following the news that thousands of airline passengers have been stranded at Bangkok Airport, easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, will offer those passengers who have an onward return flight via our network, a special rescue fee of £35 to return home.
02 December 2008
easyJet had to increase the communal tax (similar to APD, Air Passenger Duty) by €2, applicable to all flights departing from all Italian airports.
24 November 2008
Following the announcement that Ryanair has carried out its threat to terminate its hotel supplier contract with Expedia, easyJet is offering Ryanair customers the opportunity to book their hotel at:
24 November 2008
Reform of Air Passenger Duty (APD) was one of the centrepieces of last year’s PBR and was greeted with cheers from across the Party divide.
18 November 2008
Information relating to easyJet's 2008 preliminary results 18 November 2008 is available here.
17 November 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is pleased that the High Court has approved our application for a Judicial Review of the regulatory process that allowed BAA to impose an exorbitant increase in airport charges at Gatwick Airport last spring.
14 November 2008
On the evening of 13 November the Board of Directors of easyJet plc ("the Company") received a letter by email from their fellow director and beneficial owner of the largest block of voting shares, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
13 November 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has revealed the results of a survey that shows that easyJet is cheaper than alternative carriers on the busiest European routes 79% of the time and that companies save over £100 on at least 35% of journeys.
13 November 2008
Londoners are the most stressed out people in Europe, figures out today confirm.
10 November 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is delighted to announce that we have been crowned the Best Low Cost / No Frills Airline at this year’s British Travel Awards.
06 November 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for October 2008.
04 November 2008
“easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, welcomes the recommendations of the Competition Commission (CC) on future charges at Stansted Airport.
03 November 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Holiday Extras that will enable travellers to save even more when booking their holiday.
30 October 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today announced that it is opening a new route to Scandinavia from its biggest base, London Gatwick.
29 October 2008
Following the announcement that Sterling Airlines has suspended all of its operations easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, will offer those passengers stranded at their destinations a special rescue fee of £35 1 to return home.
06 October 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for September 2008.
22 September 2008
Following the collapse of the XL Group, easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has added extra flights from Gatwick to Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Dalaman (Turkey) and Arrecife (Lanzarote) this October.
17 September 2008
easyJet plc is holding a meeting for analysts and investors today.
17 September 2008
The announcement this morning that BAA has put London Gatwick Airport up for sale is not a surprise, but it is a possible cause for alarm.
16 September 2008
As a result of ongoing travel disruption of Eurotunnel services easyJet has added further flights to Paris (Charles de Gaulle) from London Luton this week.
12 September 2008
Following the announcement that XL Group has suspended all of its operations, easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will offer those passengers stranded at their destinations, a special rescue fee of £75 1 to return home to the UK.
12 September 2008
Due to the closure of the Eurotunnel easyJet has added further flights to Paris from London Luton this weekend.
05 September 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for August 2008.
03 September 2008
400th route now on sale.
01 September 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today unveiled plans to reduce its point of sale (POS) fee on bookings made through Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and other approved third party distribution channels connected to its Application Programming Interface (API).
29 August 2008
Morocco will now end its daylight saving time earlier than expected, between midnight on 31 August and 1 September 2008.
20 August 2008
The Competition Commission (CC) has hit the nail on the head.
15 August 2008
easyJet PLC (the Company) announces today that it has received notification from easyGroup IP Licensing Limited (“the Licensor”) that the Licensor is to ask the High Court to clarify the terms of the Brand Licence agreement, a contract between easyJet and the Licensor which governs the Company’s use of the easyJet brand and a number of related trademarks.
14 August 2008
Soak up the last of the summer sun with easyJet’s city centre ‘beach’ and join them for a day of summer fun activities and prize giveaways.
07 August 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for July 2008.
07 August 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced a new route from London Gatwick to Salzburg in Austria.
24 July 2008
easyJet third quarter interim management statement 24 July 2008 Highlights: Total passenger numbers up by 16% with continued strong growth in Gatwick and mainland Europe in particular Total revenue per seat grew by 12% to £46.
22 July 2008
easyJet third quarter interim management statement 24 July 2008 Highlights: Total passenger numbers up by 16% with continued strong growth in Gatwick and mainland Europe in particular Total revenue per seat grew by 12% to £46.
17 July 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, launches its latest new route from London Gatwick to the Swiss city of Basel today.
16 July 2008
Two NEW routes for Gatwick easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today launched its winter 2008/9 schedule for flights from London Luton and London Gatwick.
14 July 2008
Airline passengers encouraged to donate their change and help recruit lifesaving donors England World Cup winner and Lions Rugby star, Will Greenwood MBE, today launched easyJet's in-flight collection campaign for leukaemia charity, The Anthony Nolan Trust.
08 July 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today unveiled plans to launch two new routes from Manchester this winter to Sofia (Bulgaria) and Geneva (Switzerland).
08 July 2008
(Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and London Stansted) & Two NEW routes for Manchester easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today launched its winter 2008/9 schedule for flights from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and London Stansted.
07 July 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for June 2008.
04 July 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, launched a new service from London Gatwick to the French coastal town of Biarritz today.
30 June 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, recently took out advertisements in the national newspapers as part of its long-running campaign to make air tax greener and to cut out the subsidies.
30 June 2008
From Bristol, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has today launched its winter 2008/9 schedule for flights from Bristol, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle.
19 June 2008
Lufthansa Systems today announced that easyJet, Europe’s fourth largest airline, will begin using Lido Operations Center (Lido OC), to plan all of its flight routings from October 2008.
19 June 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares, has introduced a facility to allow passengers to purchase extra weight allowance for their hold baggage in advance of their flight.
19 June 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today celebrates the arrival of its eleventh based aircraft at Milan Malpensa Airport and announces the airline’s further expansion at Northern Italy’s most important airport.
11 June 2008
CFM and easyJet celebrate a milestone in the airline’s ambition to be recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally-efficient airlines by revealing new engines that will reduce NOx (mono-nitrogen oxides) emissions by 25% and bring considerable progress in terms of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and maintenance costs.
06 June 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for May 2008.
22 May 2008
easyJet, the south west’s favourite airline, hits the streets of Bristol today, as the easyJetHolidays bus arrives in town.
22 May 2008
easyJet has today formally submitted to the Administrative Court of the High Court its application for a Judicial Review of the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s decision in setting the price cap for charges at London Gatwick (LGW) from 2008 to 2013.
21 May 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, launches its latest new route from London Gatwick to the French city of Nantes today.
21 May 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, reached its 10th anniversary at London Stansted today.
16 May 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline has launched its May Madness car hire sale, with 500 car rentals for just £1 across popular destinations in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
16 May 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today launched a new service from Newcastle to Murcia.
13 May 2008
Manchester airport turned orange this morning as it welcomed its first easyJet branded aircraft, symbolising the exciting changes and opportunities for travellers in the north west that the arrival of the UK’s biggest low-cost airline brings to the region.
09 May 2008
easyJet has today launched its October 2008 schedule for flights from the UK to Europe and domestic destinations.
06 May 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for April 2008.
01 May 2008
London Gatwick to Mykonos, Montpellier, Ajaccio and Bastia.
01 May 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, launches two new routes this week connecting Manchester with Malaga and Crete.
29 April 2008
easyJet is the number one website for booking flights online, shows new research by Which? Holiday magazine.
29 April 2008
easyJet, The UK's largest airline, unveiled plans to introduce another new route from Manchester to Alicante in Spain today.
29 April 2008
easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, will welcome 450,000 passengers on its flights over the May Bank Holiday period thanks to its huge choice of fantastic destinations and combination of low-fares with care and convenience.
23 April 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, launches three new routes this week from Bristol to Biarritz, Olbia and Split.
22 April 2008
easyJet, Scotland’s largest low-fares airline, will welcome passengers onboard its inaugural flight from Glasgow to Faro in Portugal today, giving the region’s travellers an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
22 April 2008
The Competition Commission’s (CC) emerging thinking into the structure, behaviour and regulation of BAA is a hugely important piece of work which rightly recognises that the current system of airport regulation is fundamentally flawed and that the interests of the travelling public should come first.
15 April 2008
easyJet has informed BAA that it intends to withhold part of the dramatic price increase being imposed on it at Gatwick Airport, pending the outcome of a Judicial Review.
07 April 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for March 2008.
04 April 2008
Andy Harrison, easyJet’s Chief Executive, today officially opened the airline’s 20th base at Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport, with an inauguration ceremony held at the airport in the presence of Mr Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon.
31 March 2008
Following on from the new route from Jersey to Luton on the 20 March 2008, easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today launched another new service from Jersey to Liverpool.
31 March 2008
North West’s largest airline easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, arrives in Manchester today, and to celebrate its arrival the airline will turn the city orange.
31 March 2008
easyJet has successfully completed the operational integration of GB Airways, with the enlarged airline being first major in Europe to operate under the new European operating certificates.
20 March 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today launched two new services from London Luton to Jersey and Pisa.
19 March 2008
easyJet’s revenues continue to perform well with February load factors improving 1.
13 March 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, has today requested the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to make BAA’s failing finances public under the Freedom of Information Act.
12 March 2008
easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, has today launched easyJet Plus, a membership card which will give passengers the opportunity to enjoy unlimited Speedy Boarding* on every flight without prior reservation.
12 March 2008
Put the spring back in your step this Easter With Easter just over a week away, why not pack a bag, head for your local easyJet airport and escape to a choice of cultural or relaxing destinations.
11 March 2008
Complete overhaul of regulatory system needed BAA’s London Airports need to be restructured The Secretary of State must step in to resolve the CAA’s failings Moratorium needed on price proposals BAA’s failing finances should be made public Four of the largest airlines operating from the UK (bmi, easyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic) have today joined forces to call for a fundamental overhaul of how the UK’s biggest airports are regulated, as airport regulation has failed.
11 March 2008
300,000 from London easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, will welcome 500,000 passengers on its flights over the Easter holidays, thanks to its huge choice of fantastic destinations and combination of low-fares with care and convenience.
07 March 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for February 2008.
07 February 2008
1st October 2007 to 31st December 2007 Highlights: Total revenue per seat grew by 0.
07 February 2008
Massive expansion to double in size in France Andy Harrison, easyJet’s Chief Executive, today officially opened the airline’s 19th base at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, with an inauguration ceremony held in front of the Eiffel Tower (see picture) in the presence of the French Minister for tourism and consumption, Luc Chatel.
07 February 2008
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, welcomed passengers onboard its inaugural flight from East Midlands to Palma, Mallorca today, providing travellers from the region with an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
06 February 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for January 2008.
31 January 2008
easyJet today announced that the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, easyJet Airline Company Limited of GB Airways Limited (“GB Airways”) from its parent, Bland Group Limited has now been successfully completed following final regulatory clearances on 18th January.
15 January 2008
easyJet welcomes the Department for Transport's decision to maintain price caps at London Stansted Airport as a victory for common sense and for consumers.
11 January 2008
Up to 25% off over 12 million seats, 250,000 free hotel nights and free upgrades on car hire easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today launches its biggest ever cheap flights sale, with up to 25% off every flight between 12 February and 31 May 2008, which means massive discounts on over 12 million easyJet seats this spring.
08 January 2008
Cheap ski flights from your local airport easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will today welcome passengers onboard its inaugural flight from Liverpool to Innsbruck in Austria, giving the region’s travellers an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
08 January 2008
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for December 2007.
04 January 2008
The Government recently announced that on 7 January 2008, the restriction of one piece of hand luggage will be lifted at 22 of the UK’s airports.
01 January 2008
The Government recently announced that on 7 January 2008, the restriction of one piece of hand luggage will be lifted at 22 of the UK’s airports.