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easyJet launches new routes for spring sale
easyJet has put its spring schedule on sale for 2016 with a record number of flights and routes. Over 136,000 additional flights are set to take place across easyJet’s network between March 21st 2016 and June 26th 2016 providing more than 22.5 million seats. Of these, more than 12.8 million additional seats are now on sale to and from the UK on 77,900 flights.
easyJet unveils new iPhone mobile app
easyJet has launched a new iPhone app that includes a range of new features designed to make travel simpler and easier for passengers. Since the launch of easyJet’s first iPhone app in 2011 the app has evolved from easy booking and check-in functionality to include popular features like passport scanning, live flight tracking, mobile boarding passes and Touch ID. It is also now complimented by the easyJet Apple Watch app.
easyJet offers latest departures to Reykjavik
easyJet will operate a new route to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik from London Stansted this winter. On sale now it will operate twice a week throughout the winter and joins London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester and Belfast as UK airports operating to Reykjavik. The route is expected to be particularly popular amongst leisure passengers travelling from Stansted Airport and easyJet is expected to fly 13,000 passengers between the destinations annually.
easyJet boosts services to Italy
easyJet is expanding its bases in Italy at Milan Malpensa and Naples and the opening of a new base in Venice from April 2016. The airline plans to support this expansion by redeploying aircraft and crew from Rome Fiumicino.
Kate Moss escorted from easyJet flight in Luton
Former supermodel Kate Moss has been escorted from an easyJet flight arriving at Luton Airport after reportedly becoming disruptive. Flight EZY2232, from Bodrum in southern Turkey, landed on Sunday afternoon.
easyJet in technology focus
easyJet has completed automated drone inspection of one of its aircraft. easyJet aims to bring the drones into service in its engineering bases across Europe within 12 months.
easyJet launches five new destinations from Bristol
easyJet is launching flights to five new destinations taking-off from Bristol Airport. Lanzarote take to the skie. New routes include Lanzarote, Porto, Gibraltar, Bilbao and Isle of Man.
easyJet to offer ‘rescue flights’ as French strike bites
easyJet will launch three ‘rescue flights’ tomorrow, as the impact of a strike by French air traffic controllers continues to be felt. The low-cost airline cancelled 248 flights yesterday and a further 331 today, with 78 of those to and from the UK. “easyJet recognises that there a number of passengers across the network who have been affected by these cancellations and still require flights as soon as possible,” explained a statement.
easyJet opens base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
easyJet has celebrated the opening of its new base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam and announced plans to add a fourth aircraft to its fleet at the airport from October 2015 onwards. The extra aircraft means another estimated 40 jobs will be created, bringing the total number of easyJet employees based at the airport and employed on Dutch contracts to around 160. easyjet chief executive Carolyn McCall arrived at the airport earlier in a special Dutch-themed aircraft, with Holland’s signature tulips decorating the airline’s recently revealed new livery.
easyJet app set for Apple Watch launch
easyJet has designed a bespoke app for the Apple Watch which will be available for the launch of the long-awaited new wearable technology on April 24th. In addition to its precise timekeeping functionality, Apple Watch has been designed to offer personalised notifications for passengers with industry experts believing that one of the most exciting aspects of the wearable technology will be its ability to give users key information in a simpler and more accessible way.
easyJet reveals new livery as anniversary looms
easyJet has revealed its new aircraft livery, the first change to the look of the airline’s white and orange fleet since easyJet.com replaced the call centre number on the fuselage in 1998. There are two main design changes, with easyJet’s trademark orange extended from the tail fin on to the fuselage to create a larger space for the easyJet logo, which is 15 per cent bigger than before. Secondly, an orange stripe reflecting the design language of easyJet’s advertising has been introduced on to the fuselage.
Gatwick reorganises terminal operations as airport grows
Gatwick Airport has conducted a strategic review of its terminal operations and has announced a plan to operate airlines out of single terminals in the future, as part of its bid to ease passenger journeys and simplify operations. Gatwick’s two largest carriers, easyJet and British Airways are the first to announce moves, with easyJet consolidating its operations out of the North Terminal, instead of being spread across both South and North, and British Airways moving its operation to the South Terminal.