EasyJet

By far my favourite Low Cost Carrier has to be EasyJet. I know I'm Irish and should be supporting Ryanair, but I no!! I can't stand Ryanair. Being on Ryanair is like being on a bus!! But EasyJet even though it is a budget airline, it is still very traditional. EasyJet was founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. Last year (2012), EasyJet carried over 59 million passengers. The airline operate an all Airbus fleet, and serves as the largest Airbus A319 operator. EasyJet have 138 Airbus A319 aircraft and 52 Airbus A320 aircraft plus 15 orders. In total the airline have a fleet of 190 aircraft plus 15 orders. EasyJet featured in the TV programme, ''Airline,'' between 1999 and 2006. The airlines' headquarters is located on the grounds of London Luton Airport, but London Gatwick Airport serves as the airlines' largest base. As seen on Airline all of EasyJet's aircraft were Boeing 737-300's & 700's. The airline started phasing the Boeing 737 out of the fleet between 2007 & 2011, the airlines' last Boeing aircraft a Boeing 737-700 was retired at the end of 2011. The airline now operates A319's & A320's. Since 1996 EasyJet have bought out 2 airlines, ''Go Fly,'' in 2003 and, ''GB Airways,'' in 2008, the majority of the aircraft EasyJet inherited from these airlines have since been retired, Go Fly had Boeing 737-300's in their fleet and GB Airways had A320's & A321's, EasyJet retired the A321's after 2 years in 2010.



EasyJet Aircraft.

 EasyJet Airbus A319 aircraft G-EZEX at London Luton Airport

EasyJet Airbus A320 aircraft, G-EZTD