Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary comments on its future, Brexit, easyJet, Norwegian and bankrupt Air Berlin and Alitalia
During a press conference held today (Thursday) Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary commented on Ryanair's future, bankrupt Air Berlin (Lufthansa) and Alitalia, alcohol abuse, easyJet...
easyJet launches ‘Hands Free’ luggage option for passengers
easyJet has launched ‘Hands Free’, allowing passengers to check in their hand luggage at the Bag Drop desk, where they will be tagged as...
easyJet extends Amy Johnson initiative to recruit more women in Engineering roles
Airline launches 2017 apprentice scheme and aims for half of intake to be femaleeasyJet, the UK’s leading airline, today extended its successful Amy Johnson...
easyJet : a flight schedule becoming unachievable; delayed and cancelled flights
The easyJet commercial teams are selling a schedule that flight operations can't sustain because the many "LEAN" cost reduction plans are turning against them,...
French easyJet pilot convicted for flying ‘while suffering the after-effects of ecstasy’
An 49-year-old easyJet co-pilot was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for drug abuse, he confessed taking ecstasy one day before his duty.
Listening to...
easyJet passenger statistics for July 2017: +8.9%
EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR JULY 2017 Month ending
July 2017
July 2016
ChangePassengers1
8,174,606
7,506,939
8.9%Load Factor 2
96.8%
95.8%
1.1pp Rolling 12 months ending
July 2017
July 2016
ChangePassengers1
78,782,187
72,343,355
8.9%Load Factor 2
92.2%
91.7%
0.5ppThere were 541 cancellations...
Violent altercation between an airport employee and a passenger carrying a baby at Nice Côte d’Azur after delayed easyJet flight
An airport fight last weekend at Nice Côte d'Azur airport has stirred up emotions on social networks: a passenger carrying a baby was trying...
easyJet to recruit more than 1200 new cabin crew
easyJet has today announced that it is to recruit more than 1200 new permanent and fixed term cabin crew positions as the airline continues...
Flight overbooked: easyJet throws unaccompanied minor off the plane
An overbooked easyJet flight at London Gatwick ended up with a 15-year old unaccompanied minor stranded at Gatwick Airport, newspaper The Guardian reports.
Casper Read,...
easyJet breaks record for peak summer travel day
On this 21 July easyJet welcomed more than 264,500 customers travelling on 1,700 flights across its networkThis compares to 2016’s peak summer travel day...
easyJet Europe now operational after award of Austrian AOC and licence
easyJet awarded AOC in Austria- New airline “easyJet Europe” now operational- First Austrian-registered aircraft flying from Luton to Vienna this morning- Thomas Haagensen appointed...
easyJet announces nine new routes from the UK, including first one from Southampton
easyJet announces a new airport and new routes from the UKeasyJet has announced that it will start flying from Southampton Airport for the first...
easyJet prepares for Brexit, applies for European AOC in Austria where it creates easyJet Europe
Update on European AOC Following a rigorous and comprehensive process, easyJet earlier this year applied to Austro Control for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and...
easyJet bases LEAP-1A powered Airbus A320neo at London Gatwick
easyJet has positioned a new LEAP-1A powered A320neo into London Gatwick where it will now be basedThis is only the second A320neo in the...
easyJet passenger statistics for June 2017: +11.3%
June passenger traffic stats: Month ending
June 2017
June 2016
ChangePassengers1
7,720,090
6,937,601
11.3%Load Factor 2
94.8%
94.1%
0.8pp Rolling 12 months ending
June 2017
June 2016
ChangePassengers1
78,114,520
71,872,886
8.7%Load Factor 2
92.1%
91.5%
0.5pp Represents the number of earned...
easyJet celebrates flying 30 million passengers from Glasgow
easyJet has today celebrated carrying 30m passengers from Glasgow AirportOn 10 November 1995 easyJet’s first ever flight, EZY121 operated by a Boeing 737-200, took...
easyJet becomes first European airline to launch a skill for Amazon Alexa
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today become the first European airline to launch an Amazon Alexa skill that enables passengers to easily and quickly...
easyJet deploys Airbus Skywise platform for gains in predictive maintenance programme
easyJet has today announced a step forward in its predictive maintenance programme with Airbus with the launch of the Airbus Skywise platform. The system...
easyJet receives first of 130 Airbus A320neo aircraft
Connecting people even more efficientlyAirbus has delivered easyJet’s first A320neo, which is also the airline’s 300th A320 Family aircraft, at a ceremony in Toulouse...
easyJet flight diverts to Cologne after “suspicious conversation”
An Easyjet A319-100 from Ljubljana to London Stansted diverted to CGN Cologne/Bonn this afternoon, after "a suspicious conversation onboard".
About a dozen incoming flights into...