About easyJet
EasyJet is a British airline carrier based 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 600 routes in 32 countries.
EasyJet plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE
100 Index. As of 30 September 2013, it employed 8,300 people, based throughout Europe
but mainly in the UK. EasyJet has seen rapid expansion since its establishment in
1995, having grown through a combination of acquisitions 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, mostly Airbus A319. It has
23 bases across Europe, the largest being Gatwick. In 2013, EasyJet carried over
60 million passengers and is the second-largest low-cost carrier in Europe, behind
Ryanair. 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.