easyJet

IATA U2 ICAO EZY Callsign EASY
Founded	1995
Operating bases	List of bases Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EZS Belfast Intl Berlin Brandenburg (Open 17 Mar) Berlin Schönefeld (Close 16 Mar) Bristol Edinburgh Geneva EZS Glasgow Lisbon Liverpool London Gatwick (Largest Base) London Luton (HQ) London Southend London Stansted Lyon Madrid Manchester Milan Malpensa Newcastle Nice Paris Charles de Gaulle Paris Orly Rome Fiumicino Toulouse
Focus cities	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Subsidiaries	EasyJet Switzerland
Fleet size	189
Destinations	129
Company slogan	"europe by easyJet" "Come on, let's fly!" "The web's favourite airline"
Parent company	EasyJet plc
Headquarters	London Luton Airport Luton, United Kingdom
Key people	Michael Rake (Chairman) Carolyn McCall (CEO) Warwick Brady (COO) Chris Kennedy (CFO) Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Founder)
Revenue	£3,452 m (2011)[1]
Operating income	£248 m (2011)[1]
Net income	£225 m (2011)[1]
Website	www.easyjet.com

EasyJet Airline Company Limited (styled as easyJet) is a British airline headquartered at London Luton Airport. It is the largest airline of the United Kingdom, measured by number of passengers carried, operating domestic and international scheduled services on over 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports.^[2] The parent company, EasyJet plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: EZJ) and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.^[3] As of 30 September 2009 (2009 -09-30)^[update], it employed 8,000 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK.^[4]

EasyJet has seen rapid expansion since its establishment in 1995, having grown through a combination of acquisitions^[5][6] and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel. The airline, along with subsidiary airline EasyJet Switzerland, now operates over 200 aircraft,^[7] mostly Airbus A319.^[7] It has 19 bases across Europe, the largest being Gatwick.^[8] In 2010, EasyJet carried 42.4 million passengers^[9] and is the second-largest low-cost carrier in Europe, behind Ryanair.^[10]

EasyJet was featured in the television series Airline broadcast on ITV which followed the airline's operations at London Luton and later at other bases. EasyJet's founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, was featured heavily in the series.^[11]

History[link]

Origins[link]

The airline was established in 1995 as part of the EasyGroup conglomerate. It was launched by Greek-Cypriot businessman Stelios Haji-Ioannou with two wet leased Boeing 737–200 aircraft, initially operating two routes: London Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh. In April 1996, the first wholly owned aircraft was delivered to Easyjet, enabling its first international route, to Amsterdam. Until October 1997, the aircraft were operated by GB Airways, and subsequently by Air Foyle as EasyJet had not yet received its Air Operator's Certificate.^[12]

EasyJet was floated on the London Stock Exchange on 5 November 2000.^[12] In October 2004 the FL Group, owner of the airlines Icelandair and Sterling, purchased an 8.4% stake in EasyJet.^[13] Over the course of 2005, FL increased its share in the company periodically to 16.9%,^[13] fuelling speculation that it would mount a takeover bid for the UK carrier.^[14] However, in April 2006 the threat of takeover receded as FL sold its stake for €325 million, securing a profit of €140m on its investment.^[15] In November 2005, Ray Webster stood down after 10 years as EasyJet's chief executive officer (CEO) and was replaced by former RAC plc CEO, Andrew Harrison.^[16]

Expansion and acquisitions[link]

EasyJet has expanded rapidly since its establishment, driven by high demand from operations in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. In addition, EasyJet has been able to undertake the acquisition of several rival airliners.

Go Fly Boeing 737–300 in 2004

In March 1998, EasyJet purchased a 40% stake in Swiss charter airline TEA Basle for a consideration of three million Swiss francs. The airline was renamed EasyJet Switzerland and commenced franchise services on 1 April 1999, having relocated its headquarters to Geneva International Airport. This was EasyJet's first new base outside the United Kingdom.^[12] On 16 May 2002, EasyJet announced its intention to purchase rival airline, London Stansted-based Go for £374 million. EasyJet inherited three new bases from Go, at Bristol Airport, East Midlands Airport and London Stansted Airport. The acquisition of Go almost doubled the number of Boeing 737–300 aircraft in the EasyJet fleet.^[5][17]

In 2002, EasyJet opened its base at Gatwick Airport, and between 2003 and 2007, EasyJet opened bases in Germany, France, Italy and Spain, establishing a sizeable presence in continental Europe.^[12] In 2007, EasyJet claimed to be operating more flights per day than any other European airline.^[18] On 25 October 2007 EasyJet announced that it had agreed to purchase the entire share capital of GB Airways from the Bland Group. The deal was worth £103.5 million and was used to expand EasyJet operations at Gatwick Airport^[19] and also to establish a base at Manchester Airport.^{[6][20][21][22][23]}

In June 2011, EasyJet announced they will be opening their 11th UK base at London Southend Airport, offering flights to Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast International, Faro, Malaga, Jersey, Palma de Majorca and Ibiza.^[24]

Corporate affairs[link]

Business strategy[link]

EasyJet, like Ryanair, borrows its business model from United States carrier Southwest Airlines. Both airlines have adapted this model for the European market through further cost-cutting measures such as not selling connecting flights or providing complimentary snacks on board. The key points of this business model are high aircraft utilisation, quick turnaround times, charging for extras (such as priority boarding, hold baggage and food) and keeping operating costs low.^[25] One main difference EasyJet and Ryanair have from Southwest is they both fly a young fleet of aircraft. Southwest have a fleet age of 14.1 years whereas EasyJet's fleet age is just 3.6 years.^[26]

Initially, EasyJet's employment strategy was to maintain control with minimal union involvement. However in recent years, the airline has adopted a more committed approach with a strategy in place to accommodate unions.^[18]

While the two airlines share a common business idea, EasyJet's strategy differs from Ryanair's in a number of areas. EasyJet flies mainly to primary airports in the cities that it serves, while Ryanair often chooses secondary airports to further reduce costs. For example, EasyJet flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Orly, the primary airports in Paris, while Ryanair flies to the smaller Beauvais-Tillé Airport, a 75 minute bus journey from Paris. EasyJet also focuses on attracting business passengers by offering convenient services such as the "Flexi fare" which allows free of charge changes to the flight within a window, speedy boarding and a checked in bag. easyJet also gives passengers the option to transfer on to an earlier flight without charge on the return sector of their booking if there is seats available.^[25][27]

Financial performance[link]

Head office[link]

Hangar 89 at London Luton Airport, EasyJet head office

Easyjet's head office is Hangar 89 (H89), a building located on the grounds of London Luton Airport in Luton, Bedfordshire; the hangar, a former Britannia Airways/TUI facility, is located 150 metres (490 ft) from EasyLand, the previous headquarters of EasyJet. Hangar 89, built in 1974, has 30,000 square feet (2,800 m²) of office space and can house three aircraft the size of an Airbus A319 at one time. When EasyJet received H89, it had a 1970s style office setup. EasyJet modernised the building and painted it orange.^[28]

Marketing[link]

EasyJet's early marketing strategy was based on "making flying as affordable as a pair of jeans" and urged travellers to "cut out the travel agent". Its early advertising consisted of little more than the airline's telephone booking number painted in bright orange on the side of its aircraft.^[12]

The Airline TV series created by LWT and filmed between 1999 and 2007 made EasyJet a household name in the United Kingdom. The series, while not always portraying EasyJet in a positive light, did much to promote the airline during this time.^[11] EasyJet has used a number of slogans since its establishment including "The Web's Favourite Airline" (a reflection on the airline's cheeky and cheerful image), "Come on, lets fly" and "To Fly, To Save" (a cheeky take on British Airways' slogan "To Fly, To Serve"). Its current slogan is " (something) by easyJet" with "europe by easyJet" and "business by easyJet" being the most widely used.

Environment[link]

Winglet on an Airbus A319-100

In June 2007, EasyJet announced plans for construction of its own airliner, dubbed EcoJet. Featuring propfan engines, the EcoJet would feature an increase in fuel efficiency. It would be constructed with extensive use of carbon fibre composite material. The date for the first flight was given to be in 2015.^[29]

EasyJet is offering the possibility to carbon offset the CO₂ to their customers' trips for a surcharge via a calculator which calculates a passenger's carbon footprint.^[30]

In February 2011, EasyJet painted eight of its aircraft with a lightweight, thin "revolutionary nano technology coating" polymer. It works by reducing build-up of debris and reduces drag across the surface of the aircraft, thus reducing the fuel bill. It is estimated they could save 1–2% annually, equating to a £14 million reduction in fuel costs. The idea has already been used by US military aircraft and if successful EasyJet will apply the paint to its whole fleet.^[31]

In February 2012, easyJet announced the trial of "electric green taxiing system (EGTS)" where an electric motor is attached to the main gear to taxi the aircraft saving fuel.

Criticisms[link]

Boarding an EasyJet Airbus A319

EasyJet has also come under criticism in Germany for not observing European Union law on compensation (and assistance to passengers) in cases of denied boarding, delays or cancellations (Regulation 261/2004). In the case of cancellation, passengers should be reimbursed within one week. In 2006, EasyJet did not always refund tickets in a timely fashion. Passengers occasionally had to wait longer for reimbursement of their expenses.^[32][33]

EasyJet has campaigned to replace the air passenger duty (APD) tax in the UK with a new tax that varies depending on distance travelled and aircraft type.^[34]

In July 2008, the Advertising Standards Authority criticised a press campaign by EasyJet for a misleading environmental claim that its aircraft made 22% less emissions than rival airlines. The figures used were not based on emissions produced by an EasyJet aircraft or emissions produced by EasyJet airline overall as the ad implied, and ASA declared that airline had broken advertising rules. The judgement follows the airline being reprimanded in April 2007 after it made comments that its aircraft created 30% less pollution per passenger than some of its rivals.^[35]

Destinations[link]

European and North African destinations; focus cities indicated in grey

EasyJet's five largest bases in order of size are Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, London-Luton, London-Stansted and Bristol. Newcastle airport is currently the airline's smallest base with 3 aircraft but EasyJet still offers more flights and destinations from here than all the non-base airports it serves.

EasyJet flies in a point to point model rather than the more traditional airline hub and spoke model where the passengers have to change aircraft in transit at a major airport. EasyJet prefers to fly to larger or primary airports usually close to major cities. For example EasyJet flies to the main Düsseldorf airport, instead of Weeze, the secondary airport serving Düsseldorf. Primary airports are not always close to the city they serve and in fact can be further than the city's minor airport, this is the case at Belfast, Gothenburg and Rome and in these cases, EasyJet still prefer to serve the major airport.

EasyJet has 19 European 'bases'. Despite EasyJet being a British airline, and having a significant presence there, it has a significant presence in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and many other European countries. The United Kingdom is its biggest market, containing the airlines largest base and nine others as well as a total of six other non-base airports. Its three largest British bases in order of size are London's Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports.

EasyJet's largest competitor is Ryanair, which unlike EasyJet has a focus on smaller or secondary airports and in recent years, has started targeting holiday makers. EasyJet focuses heavily on business passengers but operates a greater varierty of holiday destinations than Ryanair. However, EasyJet has a very low presence at holiday destinations like Greece with limted frequencies and only a small number of airports to fly from. Ryanair's is much higher, especially at all of the Canary Islands and some Greek Islands, in particular Kos and Rhodes. Ryanair often refers to EasyJet as a high fares airline but EasyJet often criticises Ryanair for its choice of airports.

Fleet[link]

Overview[link]

EasyJet Airbus A319 takes off in 2006

Airbus A319 in special livery, the hundredth Airbus to be delivered to easyJet, lands at Bristol Airport, England in 2008

The 200th EasyJet Airbus (including EasyJet Switzerland) features an inverted colour scheme and a small sticker on the nose

The EasyJet fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2012):^[36][37]

EasyJet is the largest operator of the Airbus A319.^[37] Subsidiary airline EasyJet Switzerland operates 15 Airbus A319 and 5 Airbus A320 aircraft under Swiss registrations, in addition to the above.^[38]

Fleet strategy and aircraft orders[link]

In common with most other low-cost carriers, EasyJet has a philosophy of operating just one aircraft type. Initially it used Boeing 737 aircraft exclusively, but in October 2002 it ordered 120 Airbus A319 aircraft, plus 120 options, with CFM56-5B engines.^[12][39] Since then, the Boeings have been phased out, and all orders have been from the Airbus A320 family:

EasyJet's Airbus A319 aircraft were first introduced to EasyJet's Geneva base in October 2003.^[43] Due to toilet and galley configuration allowing the installation of more seats than a standard Airbus A319, EasyJet's Airbus A319 aircraft have two pairs of overwing exits, instead of the standard one pair configuration found on most Airbus A319 aircraft, to satisfy safety requirements.^[37][44][45] EasyJet has 33 outstanding options with Airbus valid until March 2013 and 40 outstanding options and purchase rights valid until 2015, which may be taken as any member of the Airbus A320 family.^[40]

Beginning in December 2006, the airline started to return the Boeing 737–700 aircraft to their lessors. The Belfast base was converted to an A319 operation; the conversion finished in March 2010 with a total of 6 A319 aircraft. EasyJet has returned all the Boeing 737 fleet by November 2011.

Through the acquisition of GB Airways, EasyJet inherited nine Airbus A320 and six Airbus A321 aircraft. This gave the airline some time to evaluate the feasibility of operating these larger gauge aircraft. Based on this evaluation, EasyJet decided to swap 25 A319 orders for A320 in July 2008 and later remove the A321 aircraft from the fleet.^{[6][20][22][23]}

In summer 2010, easyJet wet leased some 757s to keep up with demand. They were returned soon after.

In February 2012, easyJet announced it was reviewing the next generation of aircraft from Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier with a decision to be made between June and October 2012.

Aircraft operated[link]

An EasyJet Boeing 737–300 landing at Madrid Barajas International Airport in 2005

EasyJet has operated the following types of aircraft:^[46]

Services[link]

Booking[link]

Initially booking was by telephone only, with all EasyJet aircraft painted with the booking telephone number. There is no incentive for travel agents to sell EasyJet bookings because there is no commission, a standard practice for the low cost carriers.^[12]

In December 1997, Russell Sheffield of Tableau, one of EasyJet's design and adverting agencies, suggested to Stelios Haji-Ioannou that he should consider trialling a website for direct bookings. Haji-Ioannou's reply was "The Internet is for nerds, it will never make money for my business!". However Tony Anderson, EasyJet's marketing director, and Michael Coltman, EasyJet's business manager, saw the potential and approved a website trial involving putting a different telephone reservations number on the website, to track success. Once Haji-Ioannou saw the results he changed his mind, and EasyJet commissioned Tableau as partners to develop an e-commerce website capable of offering real-time online booking from April 1998—the first low cost carrier to do so in Europe.^[12][47][48]

In December 2001, easyJet switched from a third-party reservation system to an in-house system designed and developed for them by BulletProof Technologies, Inc.^[49] Internet bookings were priced cheaper than booking over the phone, to reflect the reduced call centre costs and the aircraft were repainted with the web address. Within a year over 50% of bookings were made using the web site; by April 2004 the figure had jumped to 98%. Now, flights can only be booked over the Internet except during the 3 months immediately before the flight when telephone booking is also available.^[12]

Cabin and onboard services[link]

EasyJet Airbus A319 cabin

EasyJet's aircraft cabins are configured in a single class, high density layout.^[50]

The airline's main fleet, comprising Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, carry up to 156 and 180 passengers respectively, depending on layout. A typical Airbus A319 carries approximately 140 passengers in a single class configuration, but as EasyJet does not serve meals on their shorter flights, the airline opted for smaller galleys and had a lavatory installed in unused space at the rear of the aircraft. The space saved by having smaller galleys allowed for the installation of 156 seats. Due to this seating arrangement, EasyJet's Airbus A319 aircraft have two pairs of overwing exits, instead of the standard one pair configuration found on most Airbus A319 aircraft, to satisfy safety requirements.^[37][44][45]

EasyJet does not provide complimentary meals or beverages on board its flights (apart for some occasional charter flights operated by the airline). Passengers may purchase items on board from the "EasyJet Bistro" buy on board programme.^[51] Products include sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, chocolate, snacks, hot drinks, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. Onboard sales are an important part of the airline's ancillary revenue. EasyJet also sells gifts such as fragrances, cosmetics, gadgets and EasyJet-branded items onboard, as well as tickets for airport transfer services or train tickets.

EasyJet had previously provided in-flight entertainment (IFE) on certain aircraft (the ex GB Airways fleet), using drop-down screens on some Airbus aircraft. During some of 2009 and 2010 they also provided passengers with the ability to rent portable Sony media players with movies and games on selected flights. Currently, Mezzo devices are available to rent on selected flights from Manchester and Gatwick. EasyJet has headphones available to purchase, along with a travel pillow and eyeshades, subject to stock. EasyJet provides an in-flight magazine, published monthly, containing articles of interest to its customers and destination guides. As of May 2010, EasyJet has been selling copies of Hello, and The Sunday Times, all at cover price. The Times is also available onboard, at a price of £1, subject to stock.^[52]

EasyJet Hotels and EasyJet Holidays[link]

On 14 December 2004, EasyJet and Hotelopia, a subsidiary of First Choice Holidays, launched the co-branded EasyJetHotels accommodation booking service. EasyJetHotels offers accommodation products throughout the EasyJet network. Customers booking flights through the EasyJet website are provided with quotes for a number of hotels at their destination. Alternatively, customers can book accommodation separately at the EasyJetHotels website.^[53][54]

On 28 June 2007, EasyJet announced it would expand its relationship with Hotelopia by launching EasyJetHolidays, which offers Travel Trust Association protected package holidays made up of EasyJet flights and Hotelopia accommodation products.^[55][56]

On 6 November 2010, easyJet announced its venture with Low Cost Travel Group to offer EasyJet flights, dynamically packaged with Low Cost Travel Group's accommodation through the EasyJet Holidays website. As of March 2011, EasyJet Holidays have provided holidays and city breaks to all easyJet routes.^[57]

See also[link]

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Notes[link]

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Jones, Lois (2007). Easyjet: the Story of Britain's Biggest Low-Cost Airline. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-247-5. 

External links[link]

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