EasyJet UK

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.

EasyJet UK
IATA ICAO Callsign
U2 EZY EASY
Founded27 July 2017 (27 July 2017) (as Kiyoka Ltd)
Commenced operations8 May 2018 (8 May 2018)
AOC #2448
Operating bases
Fleet size165
Destinations156
Parent companyEasyJet plc
HeadquartersLuton, England
Websiteeasyjet.com

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, Stansted and Southend on the 31 August 2020.[4]

Destinations

EasyJet UK currently flies to destinations throughout Europe and Western Asia.

Fleet

An EasyJet Airbus A319-100
An EasyJet Airbus A320-200

As of July 2020, the EasyJet UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

EasyJet UK fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 62 156
Airbus A320-200 56 186
Airbus A320neo 37 186
Airbus A321neo 10 235
Total 165

References

  1. careers.easyjet.com – Where We Are / OUR UK AND EUROPEAN BASES retrieved 27 February 2017
  2. Easyjet UK Limited - Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 20 September 2018
  3. "update on European AOC". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. 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
  5. "GINFO Search Results Summary". Civil Aviation Authority. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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