easyJet News

EasyJet Founder Moves To Block Exec Pay Deal

January 30, 2012

EasyJet shareholders could be forced to choose between the airline's board and its disgruntled founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou at its annual general meeting next month, bringing long-running tension between them to a head.
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EasyJet Bucks Trend With Sales Uplift

January 26, 2012

British budget airline easyJet defied the gloom surrounding the global airline sector by posting strong growth in quarterly revenue, helped by an uplift in the number of business passengers and milder winter weather.
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Some Airlines Embrace CO2 Trade, Buy Permits

January 12, 2012

Several big airlines are taking advantage of European carbon law by buying emission allowances at bargain prices, tuning out an outcry against the scheme by many non-EU airlines and shoring up demand in a market that saw prices cut in half last year.
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UK To Ban Excessive Credit Card Surcharges

December 24, 2011

Britain is planning a ban on companies making their customers pay excessive credit and debit card surcharges when buying flights and other services, ahead of a similar move by the European Union.
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EasyJet CEO Says No Hit From Eurozone Crisis

December 19, 2011

British low-cost airline easyJet has felt no impact on its business from the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone, its chief executive told a German newspaper.
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Airlines Combine To Condemn UK Air Passenger Tax

December 7, 2011

The UK and Ireland's biggest airlines teamed up to slam Britain's decision not to scrap Air Passenger Duty (APD), with IAG-owned British Airways highlighting its opposition by saying the levy would lead to hundreds fewer jobs being created next year.
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EasyGroup And Rubicon To Study African Airline

December 5, 2011

EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup said it had entered into an agreement with British investment firm Rubicon which will see the pair study the feasibility of launching a low-cost airline serving the African market.
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EasyJet To Boost Capacity On Scottish Routes

November 23, 2011

UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to boost its capacity in its routes to Scotland, according to a report in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Airlines Call For An End To UK Air Passenger Tax

November 17, 2011

The UK and Ireland's biggest airlines on Thursday called on the government to scrap Air Passenger Duty (APD), saying its negative impact on the economy was outweighing any benefit from the revenue raised.
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EasyJet To Run Trial Offering Allocated Seats

November 16, 2011

EasyJet is to run a trial allocating seats in a break with one of the key practices of low-cost airlines, the Financial Times has reported.
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