Easyjet News
easyJet puts 50m seats on sale for summer 2020
Over 287,098 flights are set to take place across easyJet’s network between March 29th and the end of August, providing 50,337,066 seats for passengers to enjoy their summer holidays.
easyJet launches new Edinburgh connection from Birmingham
easyJet has announced a new route between Birmingham and Edinburgh. The new domestic city connection will operate 13 times a week throughout the year, with flights launching on March 29th.
easyJet prepares for busiest ever day
easyJet is set to welcome over 332,000 passengers on Friday – making it the busiest day in the airline’s history. More than 1,972 flights are set to take off across the carrier’s network.
Ryanair rated worst for customer service in UK
Ryanair has been rated the worst firm for customer service out of 100 popular British brands. Passengers with the low-cost airline were left feeling undervalued by unhelpful staff and miserable complaints handling, new Which? research reveals.
easyJet to launch new Birmingham-Glasgow connection in March
easyJet will introduce a new route, starting in the spring, from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow. The new domestic departure will launch on March 29th and will operate 13 times a week between the two cities.
easyJet prepares for record breaking weekend as school holidays start
easyJet will welcome more than 312,000 passengers, travelling on 1,970 flights across its network, this Friday as the school holidays start. In the UK alone, over 100,000 passengers are set to fly to or from easyJet’s UK airports on 600 flights with Mallorca, Malaga and Alicante topping the list of favourite sunshine destinations this summer.
easyJet launches new literacy campaign in UK
Over half of British children would choose being read a story by their parents over an extra 30 minutes screen time, according to a new study into family reading habits released today.
easyJet reports increase in losses but remains bullish on future
easyJet has reported a loss before tax of £272 million for the first half of financial 2019, compared to a loss of £68 million for the same period last year. The low-cost carrier said the fall into the red reflected the negative impact of Brexit on the value of the pound and the closure of Gatwick airport following a drone incident.
easyJet opens new low-cost base at Nantes Airport
Nantes is a strategic choice for easyJet seventh base in France as it is both an attractive leisure and business destination with growing inbound and outbound demand.
easyJet takes off for Paris Charles de Gaulle from Stansted
easyJet has launched its first flight from London Stansted to Paris Charles de Gaulle, which will operate throughout the summer. It is hoped the new route will carry over 31,000 passengers this summer.
easyJet warns of Brexit uncertainty in second half of 2019
Low-cost carrier easyJet has said it is “cautious” about the second half of 2019, with unsolved questions over Brexit weighing on the travelling public. The carrier had already said it expects to make a first half headline loss before tax of around £275 million, driven largely by an increase in capacity and rising fuel prices.
easyJet ‘stands ready’ with no-deal Brexit contingency plan
easyJet has said it continues to “stand ready” to activate its contingency plan should Britain leave the European Union without a deal in the next few weeks.