Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published figures that show that easyJet is the UK’s largest airline, measured by the number of passengers flown for the second year in a row. In 2009 over 28 million passengers flew with easyJet through UK airports, which is significantly more than any other airline.
In just 15 years easyJet has grown from a small two aircraft operation to become the UK’s largest airline, operating out of 16 airports across the UK from Inverness down to Bristol. In addition the airline is making significant headway in Europe. easyJet is now the leading airline at many major European airports such as Milan Malpensa, and is the second largest airline in France and Switzerland. easyJet currently offers over 500 routes across 29 countries with a fleet of nearly 200 aircraft.
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A short time ago we have presented new serial about low cost airlines’ policy. The very first was the baggage policy of Ryanair and AirAsia. Lets continue and find out more about baggage policies. But remember that the baggage fees change quite often and that it is necessary to follow the airlines’ websites to find the latest updates. Today we will present you one of the Asia most favourite low cost airline – easyJet.
Low cost airline easyJet belongs to the most popular low cost airlines in Europe. It operates scheduled services on both domestic and international routes in Europe. What should you know before buying an airline ticket with them? How to pack your suitcase?
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An easyJet Airbus A319 was today named “Sir George White” to commemorate 100 years of aerospace design, engineering and manufacturing in the Bristol region.
Today’s ceremony, which is the launch event for centenary celebrations of aviation in the West of England, was marked with a VIP champagne reception at Bristol International Airport, a commemorative flight over the city of Bristol, and a ceremony at Airbus’s engineering and manufacturing site at Filton.
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Low cost airline easyJet today announced that it would add Kosovo and the Isle of Man to its network from May 2010. New services will be available between Liverpool and Isle of Man and also from Geneva and Basel to the Kosovan Capital, Pristina.
In addition the airline will also introduce a new route connecting Geneva with Tel Aviv, a destination easyJet recently began serving from London Luton.
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Low cost airline easyJet celebrated the achievement of reaching the landmark figure of 500 routes, following the launch of its new service from Milan to Porto.
In less than 15 years the airline has become Europe’s Number 1 transport network, now operating on 45 of Europe’s top 100 routes, easyJet has established 19 bases across 28 countries, with its fleet of 182 aircraft.
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Low cost airline easyJet announced plans to introduce four new routes to Turkey and the Greek Islands from its base at London Gatwick this Spring.
The routes to Antalya in Turkey, and the Greek Islands of Crete (Chania), Kos and Zakynthos are new additions to the airline’s network and will commence in May with fares from £41.99 one way.
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easyJet, the largest UK airline, has launched its biggest ever flight sale, with up to 25% off flights between 3 February and 14 July 2010, including Valentines Day, Easter and Half-Term, which means massive discounts on over 22 million seats. All you have to do is log onto easyJet.com between Friday 8 January and Tuesday 12 January to seal the deal.
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Scottish low cost airline Flyglobespan ended its operations yesterday. The main reason is that Flyglobespan suffered liquidity issues. All flights have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
Rescue fares for passengers are offered e.g. by two low cost airlines: Ryanair offers £89 (one way including taxes and charges) rescue fares from Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwik, easyJet announced rescue fee of £60 (including taxes) to return home on the selected routes. easyJet’s rescue fees are available until 23:59 – December 30, 2009 and Ryanair’s rescue fares until December 24, 2009.
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Low cost airline easyJet unveiled further details of its expansion plans for 2010, with the introduction of 36 new routes across Europe.
The expansion plans include the introduction of a fifth aircraft to be based at Manchester, which will operate a further three new routes next spring to Mahon (Menorca). Sharm el Sheik and Zurich.
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Low cost airline easyJet expects to fly a record number of passengers from the UK this festive period. Each year easyJet has seen an increase in travellers taking advantage of its great low-fares and 2009 will see a higher number of passengers than ever before.
A record-breaking 900,000 Brits, a 6% increase on last year, are expected to jet off with easyJet for the festivities. The top ten destinations for Britons this Christmas are Geneva, Belfast, Edinburgh, Malaga, Barcelona, Alicante, Paris, Glasgow, Amsterdam and Faro. Also proving very popular this season are winter sun destinations such as Egypt and The Canary Islands.
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