easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, has reached an important milestone in its history as it now welcomes 50 million passengers each year.

(TRAVPR.COM) UK - February 10th, 2011 - The airline has seen phenomenal growth since it began operating in 1995, increasing in size from just two aircraft, with two routes and carrying 424,000 passengers in its first year. Today easyJet is one of the largest airlines in Europe operating 196 aircraft on 552 routes, across 30 countries.

Increasingly both business and leisure travellers are choosing easyJet, because of our low-fares, convenient airports, and friendly on-board service.

To mark the milestone Laura Tabourin, who lives in London and regularly uses easyJet to visit her family in France, became easyJet’s 50 millionth passenger this year*. She was travelling to Bordeaux from London Luton Airport and was presented with a bottle of champagne, and given a flight voucher for two people to travel anywhere on our network.

easyJet's Chief Executive Carolyn McCall, said: “To carry 50 million passengers each year is a great achievement and is testament to the great service our people deliver on-board. easyJet has a strong position delivering low-fares, flying people to where they want to go to, at convenient times with friendly service. We aim to provide an easier travel experience for all our passengers, and look forward to our continued growth over the coming years.”

Notes to editors

easyJet is now Europe's No. 1 air transport network due to its leading presence on Europe's top 100 routes and at Europe's 50 largest airports. Including some of the most popular European domestic routes including flights to Faro, flights to Malaga & flights to Amsterdam.

More than 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport, more than any other airline.

We offer the lowest fares to the most convenient airports and this year we are looking to carry over 50 million passengers on over 525 routes between 123 airports across 29 countries. Average easyJet flies passengers 1100 km for just ₤45/€50.

easyJet takes sustainability seriously. Over the last 10 years, the airline has reduced CO2 emissions per passenger km by 25% by investing in the latest technology. Its fleet of nearly 200 state-of-the-art aircraft is only 3.5 years old.

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