easyJet Europe

EasyJet Europe
Founded 18 July 2017
Commenced operations 20 July 2017
Operating bases Vienna Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations Unknown
Headquarters Vienna, Austria
Key people Thomas Haagensen (Managing Director)
Website easyjet.com

easyJet Europe Airline GmbH, styled as easyJet, is a Austrian low-cost airline based in Vienna, Austria.

History

The airline was established on 18 July 2017 and started operations on 20 July 2017 with the first flight being a re-registered Airbus A320 flying from London Luton Airport to its new home base Vienna Airport.[1] The airline was established following the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union and the airline's decision to obtain an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in another EU member state in order to continue operating flights across and within European countries after the UK leaves the EU.


Staff employed by easyJet UK and based in the European Union excluding the UK will be transferred to easyJet Europe. easyJet is pan European airline group with three airlines based in the UK, Austria and Switzerland, easyJet UK, easyJet Europe, and easyJet Switzerland, all owned by easyJet plc — itself EU owned, but based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange.[2]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2017, the EasyJet Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:

EasyJet Europe fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 0 156
Airbus A320-200 1 180/186
Total 1

easyJet announced that it is planning to (re-)register 110 planes to fly under the new AOC of easyJet Europe by January 2019.[3]

References

  1. "EasyJet set to operate first flight under new AOC". Flightglobal. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "update on European AOC".
  3. "easyJet to launch new airline to continue operations in Europe after Brexit". aerospace-technology.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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