EasyJet UK
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| Founded | 27 July 2017 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 8 May 2018 | ||||||
| AOC # | 2448 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 165 | ||||||
| Destinations | 156 | ||||||
| Parent company | EasyJet plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luton, England | ||||||
| Website | easyjet | ||||||
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Destinations[]
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EasyJet UK currently flies to destinations throughout Europe and Western Asia.
Fleet[]
As of December 2017, the EasyJet UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 62 | — | 156 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 56 | — | 186 | ||
| Airbus A320neo | 37 | — | 186 | ||
| Airbus A321neo | 10 | — | 235 | ||
| Total | 165 | — | |||
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://mediacentre.easyjet.com/story/14526/advice-for-easyjet-customers-due-to-fly-to-or-from-london-stansted-london-southend-and-newcastle-airports-from-1-september-2020
- ^ "GINFO Search Results Summary". Civil Aviation Authority. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Airlines of the United Kingdom
- Airlines established in 2017
- EasyGroup
- Low-cost carriers
- British companies established in 2017
- Companies based in Luton