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easyJet is a British low-cost airline carrier based at London Luton Airport. The airline operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 150 destinations in over 30 countries, and is one of the largest low-cost carriers in the UK and Europe.
easyJet was established in 1995, employing just 70 people and being based at London Luton Airport. Even in the founding business model, the airline focused on the practice of price elasticity, allowing for cheap flight tickets. Over the years, the airline has acquired many additional aircraft and airlines, establishing new bases around Europe such as Geneva, Nice and Porto. Current subsidiaries include easyJet Switzerland. In July 2017, the airline announced that it would open a new Austrian headquarters which would allow them to operate flights after Brexit.
easyJet is featured as one of our cheapest airlines on our blog about the best-value airlines in the world! The airline is also working to be more carbon-efficient, with a carbon offsetting program and research and development into an all-electric aircraft.
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Baggage Policy
EasyJet has a different baggage policy for carry-on and checked baggage policy.
Carry-on Baggage
easyJet passengers are permitted one cabin bag per person. Although there is no weight limit per bag, passengers must be able to lift their bags into the overhead locker. Cabin bags must be no more than 56 x 45 x 25 cm, including straps, handles and wheels.
Passengers who have paid for a Flexi, Upfront, Extra Legroom fare or are an easyJet Plus cardholder get an additional cabin bag for their flight. This must be a smaller item that can be placed under the seat, and must measure no more than 45 x 36 x 20cm.
easyJet only has space for around 70 cabin bags in the overhead lockers, so passengers may be asked to place their cabin baggage in the hold (free of charge) if the overhead lockers become full (gate checking).
Checked Baggage
easyJet pride themselves in keeping costs down of their flights, which means they don't include any hold baggage as part of their ticket. However, this can be purchased for an additional fee in the sizes 15kg, 23kg or 32kg.
Any item of checked luggage must not weigh more than 32kg, and must not exceed the combined measurements (length + width + height) of 275cm.
Excess Baggage
easyJet regularly checks that passengers cabin bags are within the size dimensions before boarding the plane, and if they are found to be over the limit, passengers will be charged to place them in the hold luggage.
Baggage which is overweight will be charged at a rate of £12 for every kilo the item is overweight, per flight.
In-flight Entertainment & WIFI
Because all easyJet flights are designed for short-haul purposes, the airline does not provide any in-flight entertainment such as TVs or movies. However, there is an in-flight magazine called Traveller, which passengers can browse through to keep themselves entertained.
In addition, easyJet customers can access TV shows, movies, audiobooks, language courses and games through accessing its onboard wireless network "Air Time" on their personal devices. Simply connect to "On_Easyet" WIFI on board and then follow the instructions on "on.easyJet.com" on your browser. Please note that Air Time is only available on selected flights on the easyJet Switzerland network.
TV
Through "Air Time" on your personal device, you can have access to the latest TV shows onboard your easyJet flight.
easyJet Movies
Through "Air Time" on easyJet you can access your favourite movies to make the time pass quickly onboard your easyJet flight.
Wi-Fi
On some flights, there is the Air Time WiFi network on easyJet flights. This can enable users to access the movies and TV shows available from the airline, onto the passenger's personal device.
This service is only available on some easyJet Switzerland flights.
Food & Drink
easyJet offers food which can be purchased for your flight, as well as an inflight menu for drinks.
easyJet Meal Options
easyJet welcomes passengers to purchase items from their Bistro menu. These are food items that can be purchased for your flight. This includes meal items such as calzone, toasties, sandwiches and wraps, but also snack boxes, savoury and sweet snacks and confectionery. These items are subject to availability.
Special Dietary Requirements
easyJet do not provide special meals for people with special dietary requirements. However, as passengers can select their own food from the inflight magazine menu, they can pick items from this menu that suit their dietary requirements. Passengers can also bring their own food onboard the flight, however, it is the passenger’s responsibility to check that it complies with food import laws of the destination country.
Drinks & Alcohol
easyJet passengers can purchase a variety of drinks from the inflight menu. These include hot drinks, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.
Cabin Classes
easyJet customers can only choose Economy Class for their flights. However, they have a variety of ticket upgrades available.
Economy Class
Onboard easyJet aircraft, the airline offer an economy-only plane. The minimum seat dimensions for this airline have a seat pitch of 29 inches, and a seat width of 17.5 inches. The economy class fare is called a 'Standard fare', and just includes a flight and a cabin bag.
easyJet offers its passengers an in-flight magazine, Boutique and Bistro inflight shop which has a variety of fresh food as well as snack boxes, healthy inflight snacks. In addition, passengers are permitted to use personal portable electronic devices on board to play games, read e-books, watch movies, listen to your favourite music and even write offline messages.
The airline includes partly free baggage, which is plenty for light travellers or weekend-trips, with the option to upgrade to additional baggage. Food onboard is not included in the price of the ticket, but items can be purchased either before flying or onboard.
Premium Economy
There is currently no premium economy class onboard this airline, however, passengers can customise their ticket with add-ons such as extra-legroom or additional baggage.
Business Class
Although there is no dedicated business class onboard easyJet flights, passengers can choose to customise their flight to get business experience. Choose the FLEXI fare, which allows you to change your flight time and date, get a free 23kg of checked baggage, dedicated bag drop at the airport, priority boarding, fast track security and a seat at the front of the plane. In addition, passengers will receive a £7 voucher for the onboard bistro to use for food or drink onboard.
First Class
There is currently no onboard first-class experience for easyJet passengers. However, there is a Signature Elite Class service, which allows passengers to get a feel of the private plane and VIP experience. This service allows passengers to have private limo access, private jet terminal and for staff to take care of your hold luggage and check-in procedures. Passengers also get access to a private security area and private suite waiting area where passengers can enjoy food and drink. This experience is only available at the select airports of London Gatwick and London Luton.
Check-In
easyJet have check in available on mobile, online or at the airport.
Online Check-in
Passengers should aim to check-in online for their flight to ensure a quick and easy process. This can be done from 30 days before flying, ending 2 hours before your scheduled flight departure time. Passengers can then either download the easyJet mobile App to display them, or print them out ready to show at the airport.
Online check-in is available on the airline website, passengers will obtain their boarding passes once online check-in is completed.
Mobile Check-in
Similar to online check-in, passengers can opt to check-in using their mobile. Simply download the easyJet mobile App and enter your booking details to complete check-in. This has the same opening times as online check-in of 30days - 2hours before your flight. From the app, you will either be able to print the boarding pass or download it to your phone to display it as a mobile boarding pass.
Airport Check-in
Passengers who have not checked in online must head to the easyJet check-in desks to check-in at the airport. Airport check-in is generally open from 2 hours to 40 minutes before the flight is due to depart. Passengers may be subject to a fee for checking in at the airport, or for printing their boarding pass.
Frequent Flyer Programme
easyJet has a frequent flyer program called easyJet Flight Club, or "the Scheme", which rewards frequent flyers with benefits. Passengers can only join this "Club" via a membership invitation from easyJet, which gives each member a unique membership number for a year, depending on if your membership gets renewed. Benefits include free name and flight changes, flight vouchers and Price Promises.
Airline Alliance
easyJet is currently not part of any airline alliances.
Special Services
easyJet only offer a small number of special services on board their aircraft.
Travelling with a baby
easyJet state that they fully support breastfeeding mothers, who are free to breastfeed onboard, and also have baby changing facilities onboard their planes. For more advice about flying with a baby, see this page.
Sports Equipment
Sports equipment can be added to your flight for an additional cost as long as it does not exceed 32kg in weight. Bicycles can also be checked onto your flight at an additional cost. For more information on easyJet's bike policy, as well as to find out how to pack your bike for air travel, please see our FAQ page on "Flying with a Bike."
Destinations that easyJet flies to
easyJet offers both domestic and international flights in Europe and beyond.
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Hub Airport
London Luton Airport
Although easyJet has a long list of operating bases, with London Gatwick being the largest, London Luton Airport is the location of the airline's head offices, too. London Luton Airport is an international airport located near Luton town, Bedfordshire. This is about 45km north of Central London, and is the UK's fifth-busiest airport, and London's fourth-busiest airport with 18.2 million passengers served in 2019.
The airport is also a base for airlines such as TUI, Ryanair and Wizz Air, as well as serving a number of other airlines such as SunExpress, Level and Blue Air.
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Fleet
easyJet's current fleet comprises of over 330 aircraft, with an additional 100+ on order. It is made up solely of Airbus models, which is common of low-cost carriers. The following table summarises the easyJet fleet as of August 2021 (including easyJet UK, easyJet Switzerland and easyJet Europe). This includes:
- Airbus A319-100 - 109 in service
- Airbus A320-200 - 166 in service
- Airbus A320neo - 37 in service - 92 orders
- Airbus A321neo - 14 in service - 16 orders
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