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easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today announced the latest addition to its growing network, a route connecting London Luton and Zurich.

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source: Easier

Easyjet is poised to become only the second airline ever to enter the FTSE 100 ” a move that could eventually trigger a bumper payout for its senior management.

The low-cost airline was last week placed on the reserve list for the elite group of companies after the quarterly reshuffle of the membership list.

This means Easyjet is in contention to join the index should one of the current members drop out before the next quarterly review.

Elevation to the fringes of the FTSE 100 confirms a startling change in the stock market’s valuation of the company.

source: Times Online

Low fares airline easyJet is set to launch two new services — one from Edinburgh to the German city of Dortmund and one from Dortmund to Thessaloniki in Greece.

The four times weekly service from Edinburgh will commence on 30 May with the airline expecting to carry up to 55,000 passengers on this route in the first year. The service between Dortmund to Thessaloniki — a destination not previously served by the airline — is due to commence on 31 May.

source: Forbes

Low-cost airline airline easyJet PLC said it today opened its 17th European base at Madrid’s Barajas airport.

The Luton-based airline says it expects to carry over 2 mln passengers from Madrid in 2007 on 18 routes – three domestic, 13 European and two to North Africa.

Last year easyJet launched 13 new routes to and from Spain and the airline has already announced a further 13 routes to and from Spain to be opened this year.

source: Forbes

Uk low-cost airline Easyjet opened its 17th base at Madrid’s Barajas airport.

The airline said it expects to carry over 2 million passengers from Madrid this year on 18 routes.

Last year the airline said it carried 8.4 million passengers to and from Spain – a 15% increase on the previous year.

easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, has announced it would be adding the beautiful and vibrant island of Ibiza to its choice of destinations from Belfast, Bristol and Glasgow for summer 2007.

David Osborne, UK General Manager for easyJet, said: “To kick off easyJet’s expansion plans for 2007, we are delighted to be announcing three new routes from Belfast, Bristol and Glasgow to Ibiza bringing even more low-fares to these regions. Ibiza has already proved a popular summer destination from many of our other UK bases and now even more holiday-makers seeking fun in the sun or a relaxing break on the famous White Isle can do so easily from their local airport“.

source: Easier

Budget airline easyJet said it will expand its Edinburgh Airport operation by adding three low-cost direct flights to Italy and Spain.

The flights – daily to Madrid and Milan, and twice weekly to Palma in Spain – are scheduled to begin early next year.

They bring to 12 the number of destinations served by easyJet from Edinburgh, a capacity increase of 10 pct, the airline said.

source: Forbes

Low-cost airline EasyJet is being investigated over allegations of infringing of French employment legislation, a source in the public prosecutor’s office said.

Tax and labour inspectors raided the Paris offices of easyJet to check for possible breaches of the law.

The operation ‘was aimed at establishing the judicial status of easyJet’s operating base in Orly,’ the site of Paris’s second international airport, ‘in relation to French labour laws,’ a transport inspection official said.

source: finanznachrichten.de

The number of passengers flying on Easyjet planes rose 7.3% in October from the month before to 2.935m.

The Luton-based firm said its load factor, which measures how many seats were filled on its planes, fell 2.4 percentage points to 83.2% in October.

source: Moneyweek.com

EasyJet will has launched its new daily service from Bristol International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle. Passengers checking in for the inaugural flight will be greeted by a traditional French maid handing out freshly made baguettes, whilst being serenaded by an accordionist.

source: Easier