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EasyJet confirms order for 157 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller
21Dec By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet confirms order for 157 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

EasyJet has confirmed a firm order for 157 A320neo Family aircraft, following shareholder approval on Tuesday. The carrier will receive 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft between FY29 and FY34, the plans for which we initially reported in October. EasyJet says that this ensures it has “a supply of future delivery slots… to retain its current scale through replacing aircraft leaving the fleet” and enables the carrier to “execute its growth strategy”. An additional 100 purchase rights will also enable the airline the opportunity to further grow, depending on when they are delivered. An existing 35 A320neo aircraft already on order will also be converted into larger A321neo aircraft. EasyJet says this decision will enable “continued growth opportunities in slot constrained airports”. Johan...
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EasyJet FLEXI fare customers get free luggage collection and delivery from Gatwick and Geneva – Business Traveller
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet FLEXI fare customers get free luggage collection and delivery from Gatwick and Geneva – Business Traveller

EasyJet has extended its partnership with Airportr to offer a baggage collection and delivery service for its customers departing Gatwick and Geneva. Passengers can choose from the following baggage services: When departing Gatwick or Geneva customers can choose to have their bags collected from their home or hotel and taken to the airport and checked in When arriving into Geneva from any easyJet airport customers can opt to have their bags delivered to their final destination When flying between Gatwick and Geneva customers can book a door-to-door services, with bags both collected from their home/hotel before departure, and delivered to their final destination on arrival EasyJet says it is the first airline to offer the service in a bundle fare, with FLEXI fare customers flying from ...
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EasyJet plans order for up to 257 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller
13Oct By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet plans order for up to 257 Airbus aircraft – Business Traveller

EasyJet has unveiled plans to order up to 257 new aircraft, as it targets annual profits of more than £1 billion in the medium-term. The low-cost carrier said it had entered into conditional arrangements with Airbus to secure the delivery of 157 aircraft (56 A320 neos and 101 A321 neos) between FY29 and FY34, as well as options on a further 100 jets. The deal would total $19.9 billion at list prices, although easyJet said that the actual price “would be substantially lower because of certain price concessions granted by Airbus”. The agreement is subject to shareholder approval, which the airline hopes to complete by the end of the year. EasyJet currently already has an existing order book for 158 Airbus aircraft for delivery by 2028, with the most recent order for 56 A320 neo Family airc...
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EasyJet adds four new winter routes from UK airports – Business Traveller
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet adds four new winter routes from UK airports – Business Traveller

Easyjet has announced new winter routes to destinations in France, Switzerland and Austria from three UK airports. The low-cost carrier is launching flights from London Stansted to Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland on 16 December, which will operate twice-weekly throughout the winter season. The carrier will also launch a once-weekly service from London Southend to Grenoble in the French Alps from 14 January, along with one flight a week from Birmingham to Austria’s Salzburg from 13 January. EasyJet says that the expansion of its Birmingham network to 29 routes is thanks to the forthcoming opening of a new base in the UK city, with three A320 aircraft being based at the airport from March 2024.  Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager, commented: “We’re delighted to be launching even mo...
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EasyJet to launch flights from London Luton to Cairo – Business Traveller
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet to launch flights from London Luton to Cairo – Business Traveller

Easyjet has announced a new year-round route from London Luton to Egypt’s capital. This will be the first time that the low-cost carrier will operate to Cairo, with existing routes to Sharm-el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt. The three-times-weekly service will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning on 31 October, 2023. This comes after competitor WizzAir announced plans to launch a three-times-weekly service from Luton to Giza in Cairo on 30 October. Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager said: “We are delighted to be launching flights for the very first time to Cairo which further strengthens our unrivalled short-haul network from the UK and this continues to demonstrate our confidence in the resilient strength of demand for travel from the UK. “The new route from L...
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EasyJet and Jet2 add twilight bag drop at Glasgow airport – Business Traveller
4Aug By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet and Jet2 add twilight bag drop at Glasgow airport – Business Traveller

Glasgow airport has introduced a new Twilight Bag Drop service, available to easyJet and Jet2 customers. The airport says that passengers flying from the airport before 0830 can now check in their luggage between 1630 and 2100 the day before, allowing them to head straight for security on the morning of their flight. Note that a separate press release from easyJet says that the Glasgow twilight service opens at 1600. To avail of the service customers must complete check-in and have their boarding pass and passports with them. The lead booker must also be present when the luggage is being checked in. Jet2 passengers should head to the airport’s satellite Terminal 2 building to use the twilight service, while easyJet customers should go to the airport’s main terminal. EasyJet notes that it...
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EasyJet reports record third quarter profits – Business Traveller
20Jul By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet reports record third quarter profits – Business Traveller

EasyJet has published its latest trading update, showing record profits, increased revenue per seat and strong demand for its easyJet Holidays division. The low-cost carrier made £203 million before tax in the third quarter ending 30 June, a £317 million improvement on the same period of last year. Passenger growth was up 7 per cent year-on-year, and the airline also recorded a 23 per cent increase in revenue per seat. In particular the group’s easyJet Holidays division “continues to outperform”, recording a £49 million profit before tax for the third quarter. EasyJet said that winter holiday bookings were up over 100 per cent year-on-year. The group said that based on current booking trends it expects the fourth quarter to deliver another record profit before tax performance, with reven...
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DHL easyJet workers suspend Gatwick strike action – Business Traveller
20Jul By adminNo Comments
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DHL easyJet workers suspend Gatwick strike action – Business Traveller

The Unite union has confirmed the suspension of strike action by nearly 600 DHL workers at Gatwick airport. Last week the union announced eight days of strike action by ASC, Menzies Aviation, GGS and DHL Services Ltd employees at the airport, in a dispute over pay. Members had been set to strike for four days from Friday 28 July to Tuesday 1 August, and then again from Friday 4 August to Tuesday 8 August. Gatwick set for eight days of strike action But the union said DHL staff – who are contracted to easyJet at Gatwick – will no longer walk out between 28 July and 1 August, following an improved pay offer. Around 450 ASC, Menzies Aviation and GGS employees will however continue to take part in strike action over the above dates. The companies are employed by carriers including British A...
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EasyJet adds eight new winter routes from UK airports – Business Traveller
16Jul By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet adds eight new winter routes from UK airports – Business Traveller

EasyJet has added a total of eight new routes from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton and Southend airports for this winter. City services include Liverpool-Lyon (commencing 13 December) and Southend-Geneva (from 16 December). The carrier will also offer flights to Hurghada in Egypt from Liverpool (twice-weekly from 29 October), Belfast (weekly from 31 October), Edinburgh ((twice-weekly from 6 November) and Glasgow (twice weekly from 8 November). And there will be twice-weekly services to Rovaniemi – the gateway to Finnish Lapland – starting from Edinburgh on 3 December, and from Luton on 9 December. The routes add to previously-announced services from Birmingham and Southend to Paris CDG at the end of October. EasyJet to add routes from Birmingham and Southend to Paris CDG F...
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