Description
Date of flight: January 3rd 2012.
IATA flight number: U28521 / U28522
ICAO flight number / Callsign: EZY8521 / EZY8522
Airline: easyJet
Type of aircraft: Airbus A319
Registration / Tail number: G-EZAW
Destination: London - Gatwick / LGW / EGKK (UK)
Originator: Zagreb - Pleso / ZAG / LDZA (Croatia)
EasyJet Airline
Company Limited
(styled as easyJet) is a British airline headquartered at London Luton
Airport. It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom-based
airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on over 500
routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports. The parent
company, EasyJet plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE: EZJ) and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. As of 30 September
2009, it employed 8,000 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK.
EasyJet has seen
rapid expansion since its establishment in 1995,having grown through a
combination of acquisitions and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for
low-cost air travel. The airline, along with subsidiary airline EasyJet
Switzerland, now operates over 200 aircraft, mostly Airbus A319. It has 19
bases across Europe, the most important one being Gatwick. In 2010, EasyJet
carried 42.4 million passengers and is the second-largest low-cost carrier
in Europe, behind Ryanair.
EasyJet was
featured in the television series Airline broadcast on ITV which
followed the airline's operations at London Luton and later at other bases.
EasyJet's founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, was featured heavily in the series.