Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit
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15 years of Easyjet at Newcastle

Low-Cost carrier Easyjet has celebrated 15 years of operations at Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT). Passengers were met with celebrations that included cake at check-in whilst crews were treated to party food in the crew room. Passengers on board one Easyjet flight also had the opportunity to win prizes as part of the [read more]

Easyjet launches 20 new UK routes in S18
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Easyjet launches 20 new UK routes in S18

Budget airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) is launching 20 new UK routes for Summer 2018 from airports around the UK. The new routes include flights to Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey & Italy from seven of Easyjet‘s UK bases. Sophie Dekkers, Easyjet‘s UK country director, said: “We’re really pleased to be launching 20 [read more]

Easyjet adds 3 new destinations from Belfast
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Easyjet adds 3 new destinations from Belfast

UK Low Cost Carrier Easyjet has added 3 new destinations from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) for Summer 2018. The LCC will offer flights to Naples (NAP/LIRN), Valencia (VLC/LEVC) and, in a contender for the shortest route on the network, to the Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) just 67nm away from Belfast. The [read more]

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Ryanair wants to take on Easyjet in Berlin

Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has applied for enough slots to base 9 aircraft at Berlin’s Tegel airport (TXL/EDDT) following a deal which saw Easyjet pick up former Air Berlin slots. Easyjet and Lufthansa both purchased aircraft and slots when Air Berlin collapsed earlier this year in a deal [read more]

Easyjet agrees deal for Air Berlin
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Easyjet agrees Air Berlin deal

Easyjet has agreed a deal to purchase part of Air Berlin’s Berlin Tegel (TXL/EDDT) operation. The deal, worth around €40m, will see the UK Based Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) take on leases for 25 Air Berlin Airbus A320 aircraft, taking over slots at Berlin Tegel Airport and preserving jobs for around [read more]

Lufthansa set to sign air belin deal
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Lufthansa to buy majority of bankrupt Air Berlin

Lufthansa (LH/DLH) is set to buy the majority of bankrupt Air Berlin’s fleet and network including Fly Niki & Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter. Air Belin filed for insolvency in August but has remained operating thanks to a 150m euro loan from the German Government. Talks have been ongoing with Lufthansa and Easyjet being [read more]

Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit
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Easyjet aim to launch domestic German routes

Easyjet (U2/EZY) has suggested it will be looking to the domestic German market if they are successful in the purchase of Air Berlin aircraft. The Luton based Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) has put in a bid for around 30 of the defunct German airlines Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, based in the [read more]