Thirty years ago to this day, the first orange and white liveried aircraft of the newly launched airline easyJet left from Luton Airport in the UK. Fast-forward to 2025, and the company is one of ...

Brits looking to travel abroad will soon have more choice as easyJet is set to launch the first of three new European routes.

SOUTHEND, England, March 31 (Reuters) - The chief executive of easyJet (EZJ.L), opens new tab, Kenton Jarvis, said the Britain-based airline was considering developing a loyalty programme, but there ...

On the day easyJet celebrates its 30th birthday, the airline’s boss has said London Heathrow is a target – but only if the price is right. The maiden flight of Britain’s biggest budget airline took ...

The Newcastle to Rome service commences on 30 March, enabling families to take advantage of the Easter break. Additionally, new Newcastle to Lisbon flights will begin on 22 June. Both services will ...

EasyJet will open a new three-aircraft base at Newcastle International Airport in March 2026, expanding its presence in the northeast of England. The base returns after a five-year hiatus due to the ...

Ray Webster, who has died aged 79, was a New Zealand-born champion of low-cost aviation as chief executive of easyJet, the carrier founded by the entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

In the olden days, press releases landed at The Independent travel desk with a thump. By the sackload. The analogue predecessor of repeatedly hitting the delete key involved painstakingly opening each ...

EasyJet has cancelled flights between the UK and Cyprus following a drone strike. Here's what happened and what it means for ...

EasyJet's Javier Gándara on stage at Routes Europe 2025. Credit: Ocean Driven Media SEVILLE, Spain—An easyJet executive strongly defended his company’s policy of charging passengers who take wheeled ...