Easy Jet
The jetscene.co.uk website features articles on all kinds of airlines; from the highest-quality national flag carriers to lower-quality no-frills airlines. One of the most famous budget airlines is easy jet, based at London’s Luton Airport. This airline might be regarded as a budget airline, but they actually carry more travellers than any other UK airline.
The airline began operations in 1995 and since then, it has become Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline. Only Ireland’s Ryanair carries more passengers in Europe on low-cost routes. Airlines operated by easy jet are easy to recognise by their distinct orange colouring.
Although, easy jet is headquartered at Luton, London Gatwick actually operates the highest number of departures. Other significant UK bases include airports in Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol, Glasgow and Belfast. Originally, focussing on European routes, the airline has now expanded into North African destinations, such as Morocco and Egypt.
The airline focuses its advertising on the benefits of booking direct and cutting out travel agents’ costs. Initially, the airline offered only telephone bookings. However, this method of booking is now restricted to late bookings only, with the vast majority of flights booked on the internet.
Travellers seeking details of other low-cost carriers should also take a look at jetscene.co.uk. This is one of the UK’s finest resources on anything relating to air travel and the airline industry. Other no-frills airlines are based in the UK, as well as many other European countries.
