EasyJet UK Limited, trading as easyJet, is a British
low-cost airline
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...
and a subsidiary of
EasyJet plc. It was founded in 2017, after the
UK Government
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triggered
Article 50
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to leave the
European Union
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.
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
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. EasyJet structured itself as a pan-European airline group with three different
air operator's certificate
An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets, and system in pla ...
s, each based in Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
[Easyjet UK Limited - Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 20 September 2018]
EasyJet plc is thus a pan-European airline group with three airlines based in the UK, Austria and Switzerland (easyJet UK,
easyJet Europe
EasyJet Europe Airline GmbH, trading as easyJet, is a European low-cost airline founded in 2017 and based in Vienna, Austria. It operates scheduled flights across Europe and is a subsidiary of EasyJet plc.
History
The airline was established ...
, and
easyJet Switzerland
EasyJet Switzerland SA, styled as easyJet, is a Swiss low-cost airline based in Meyrin, canton of Geneva.[London Stock Exchange
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.
On 17 August 2020, as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, easyJet announced it would close its bases in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
,
London–Stansted
London Stansted Airport is a Airports of London, tertiary international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, northeast of Central London.
London Stansted serves over 16 ...
and
London–Southend on the 31 August 2020.
Destinations
EasyJet UK flies to over 40 countries and over 60 airports.
This list includes the parent company's and its subsidiaries' destinations.
Fleet
, the EasyJet UK fleet consists of the following aircraft:
References
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Airlines of the United Kingdom
Airlines established in 2017
EasyGroup
Low-cost carriers
British companies established in 2017
Companies based in Luton