easyJet's cheap flights - 25% off every seat, every route, every day

Sale ends at midnight on Wednesday, July 15: easyJet, the low-cost pioneer, is offering a whacking great discount of 25 per cent off every seat on every route every day between September 1 and October 22.

To secure the cheap flights, book as usual on the easyJet website (www.easyJet.com). Flights from London Luton to Faro on September 24, returning on October 1 are currently selling for £25.99 one-way including taxes.

EasyJet adds Luton to Tel Aviv flights

Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced that it will start running a new direct service between London Luton Airport and Israel's second city, Tel Aviv.

The airline will become the first no-frills carier to operate flights between the British capital and Tel Aviv – a route dominated by full-fare outfits such as bmi.

EasyJet passengers in Facebook compensation bid

Passengers who were left stranded at Corfu Airport after their easyJet plane suffered a technical fault are launching a lawsuit with the help of Facebook.

The disgruntled holidaymakers set up a group on the social networking site and have been coordinating efforts to secure compensation from the low-cost carrier.

More than 100 of them were stuck in Corfu on June 21 when a technical fault stopped their flight, bound for London Gatwick, from taking off at the scheduled time of 11.45am.

To fly or not to fly? easyJet forecasts the summer weather

While more and more Britons will be choosing to stay on the Costa del Backyard this summer, easyJet has joined forces with John Kettley, the weatherman, to produce a chart so travellers seeking cheap flights can rest assured that they won't be missing the best of the sunshine at home.

According to Kettley, the weekends to pack your bags and head to the airport will be July 11-12, July 18-19 and August 8-9.

easyJet to offer Canary Islands flights from Liverpool Airport

easyJet is to launch new services to the Canary Islands from Liverpool John Lennon Airport this winter.

Flights to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote will take off in November, just in time for the winter-sun season.

Fuerteventura flights will operate on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and  flights to Lanzarote will run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.  One-way fares, including taxes and charges, will start from £29.99.

EasyJet adds new routes from Liverpool Airport

Three new routes operated by easyJet have been launched following the low-cost carrier's delivery of a ninth plane to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Services to Naples, Dubrovnik and Bordeaux all took to the skies this week after the airline added an additional Airbus 320 to its fleet at the regional airport.

'I don't' - council says no to weddings on easyJet aircraft

Lovebirds flying with easyJet will not get the chance to marry in the air after all. The airline's application to Luton Borough Council for pilots to be authorised to conduct civil partnership and marriage ceremonies was turned down.

As reported by Cheapflights on May 6, the low-cost carrier believed that the recession has created a market for wedding ceremonies en route to honeymoons.

EasyJet faces backlash over teddy bear fiasco

EasyJet has attracted criticism after one of its check-in attendants barred a six-year-old girl from bringing her teddy bear on board a flight.

A spokesperson for the airline said the blunder, in which the check-in clerk deemed the bear to be excess baggage, was down to a lack of common sense.

Six-year-old Alba Apreciado-Peris had been due to fly from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted on May 4, after enjoying a weekend break with her mother.

EasyJet boosts winter services from Gatwick

EasyJet will increase the frequency of flights from London Gatwick Airport this winter as part of its newly unveiled schedule for the festive season.

Additional European services will be operated under the new timetable, which is on sale now and features one-way fares from just £22.99, including taxes.

EasyJet plans sky-high wedding ceremonies

Lovebirds flying with easyJet could soon be saying "I do" in the skies if the no-frills airline presses ahead with its latest revenue-raising scheme.

Hot on the heels of Ryanair's consideration of a 'fat tax', easyJet now says it is investigating the prospect of conducting marriages on-board its flights.

The low-cost carrier believes that the difficult economic climate has created a market for quickie wedding ceremonies en route to honeymoons.

EasyJet readies in-flight Starbucks service

Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced a deal with Starbucks that will see it serving the coffee retailer’s drinks onboard flights from several of its UK bases.

As of May 1, the airline will offer Starbucks VIA Ready Brew and selected other drinks on services from London Gatwick, London Stansted and Newcastle airports.

easyJet: 3 new destinations from Luton Airport

easyJet is to fly three new routes from London Luton Airport this summer. The low-cost pioneer will start flying to Milan and Mahon on July 6 and to Montpellier on July 7.

The new routes will take the airline's tally of destinations served from Luton Airport to 34.

New easyJet route to Vienna

A new easyJet service from London Gatwick to Vienna is set to take off today (April 2 2009).

The new route was launched due to an increasing demand for flights to Austria’s capital city.

EasyJet increases Majorca service

EasyJet has announced that it will increase the number of services it operates from Glasgow Airport to Palma de Majorca for the spring months.

The budget airline will operate two additional flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 5 until June 23, 2009 to the popular Spanish holiday destination.

EasyJet brings forward Manchester expansion

A proposed expansion of services from Manchester Airport to four European destinations has been brought forward to May by easyJet.

The new services to Bastia, Corfu, Athens and Dalaman, along with increased flights to Alicante, Malaga, Malta, Paphos and Tenerife, will now commence on May 21, 2009, which is three months in advance of the original August start date.

Easyjet launches Dalaman route

Easyjet has announced the launch of a service to the popular beach town of Dalaman in Turkey from Manchester Airport.

The budget airline will operate a thrice-weekly schedule to the destination from August 6, 2009, with fares starting from £36.99 one-way, including all taxes and surcharges.

Seats are already on sale and this new route brings easyJet's total to 414, making it the largest low-cost airline in the world.

easyJet launches foreign exchange service

easyJet has launched a new travel money service via its website. The online foreign exchange is being provided by First Rate Exchange Services (First Rate) and allows customers to order money with next day home delivery.

Travel Money Online offers consumers a choice of 70 different currencies. Orders placed before 3pm will be delivered the next business day to any UK address.

EasyJet unveils new Gatwick routes

EasyJet has unveiled four new European services departing from London Gatwick Airport.

The budget airline has increased the variety of routes it serves from the UK's second busiest airport with the introduction of schedules to Croatia, Cyprus, Italy and Greece.

Operating from March 31, 2009, flights between Gatwick and Larnaca will run three times a week from just £30.99. Daily services to Naples will begin on May 1, 2009, prices from £31.99. Schedules from Gatwick to Dubrovnik will also commence on May 1, 2009 with services expected four times a week at £29.99. The Santorini thrice-weekly service will operate from May 3, 2009 from just £36.99.

EasyJet Nice to East Midlands

EasyJet has disclosed that it will operate a new schedule from East Midlands Airport to Nice from next year.

The budget airline will begin the service from April 2, 2009 and will conduct three flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

EasyJet delays Airbus order

EasyJet has announced that it will be delaying the purchase of four Airbus planes, in response to uncertain economic times in the aviation industry.

The low-cost carrier, which operates 166 aircraft from 20 bases across Europe, revealed that it has delayed the planned 2010 acquisition of four Airbus A320 family jets, which could have an effect on the delivery of a further 109 planes expected in the next four years.

EasyJet denies Gatwick bid

EasyJet has denied that it is putting together a joint proposal with Virgin to purchase London Gatwick Airport.

The low-cost carrier has been forced into a denial after the Times reported that it was in talks with Richard Branson's airline to form a united bid for the UK's second busiest airport.

EasyJet releases Belfast summer schedule

EasyJet has released its 2009 summer schedule for flights leaving Belfast International Airport.

The low-cost carrier will be operating services from the Northern Ireland-based airport to a number of destinations, including the holiday hotspots of Ibiza, Nice and Palma.

Flights to a number of cosmopolitan cities, like Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona, will also be a central part of the airline's schedule.

New Copenhagen route from easyJet

EasyJet is launching a new route from London Gatwick to Copenhagen in a bid to fill the void created by the collapse of Sterling.dk.

The low-cost carrier already operates a thrice-daily service from Stansted to the Danish capital, but following this week's failure of Sterling.dk it is now boosting capacity out of Gatwick.

EasyJet and Ryanair help Sterling.dk passengers

EasyJet and Ryanair have unveiled special fares for travellers affected by the collapse of Sterling.dk (see related Cheapflights story).

The low-cost carriers are offering reduced airfares exclusively to people who were left stranded by the collapse of the Nordic airline, which filed for bankruptcy yesterday (October 29).

EasyJet moves in on defunct XL routes

EasyJet has added three flights to Spain and Turkey in a bid to fill the void created by the collapse of XL Airways.

The low-cost carrier is running extra services from Gatwick airport to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Dalaman in Turkey - all on top if its standard links to those destinations.

On October 2, a flight to Arrecife in Tenerife will depart from Gatwick at 7.15am, arriving at 11.25am. The return service leaves at 12.20pm and will touch down in Gatwick at 4.20pm.

EasyJet predicts winter air travel will fall

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EasyJet is predicting that airlines will see a fall in demand of between two and four per cent this winter.

The low-cost carrier said it expects its annual pre-tax profit to fall by ten per cent to £110 million as a consequence of the gloomy outlook.

Strong growth in total revenue per seat that had been witnessed over the summer will reportedly tail off due to the economic downturn.

EasyJet trims Aberdeen to Luton connection

EasyJet has reduced the frequency of its connections between Aberdeen and London Luton airports.

From November 4, the low-cost carrier will no longer be operating morning flights between the two cities, axing its 8.55am service from Aberdeen and its 7am departure from Luton.

EasyJet's daily evening services - 6pm from Luton and 7.55pm from Aberdeen - will remain unaffected by the cutback, which will be reviewed early next year.

EasyJet boosts Paris link after Eurotunnel fire

Extra easyJet flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle will be operating from London Luton Airport this week as a consequence of the major fire that disrupted Eurotunnel services.

Last week's inferno - which occurred on a freight train - injured dozens of people and has prompted an immediate review into the safety measures being deployed on the rail link.

While investigators continue to comb through the wreckage, easyJet has announced it will boost the frequency of its Paris-bound services to accommodate the surge in demand.

EasyJet announces Gatwick to Istanbul link

EasyJet has announced that it is launching a direct service from London Gatwick Airport for the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The new daily connection will take to the skies on December 12, with fares costing from just £35.99 one-way, including tax.

It will also mark the 400th route currently on sale in easyJet's network, cementing the low-cost airline's reputation as an industry leader.

EasyJet crowned best low-cost carrier

EasyJet has been named the Best Low-Cost Airline in the world at the Skytrax World Airlines Awards.

The annual industry event draws from the feedback of more than 15 million passengers who have taken part in an 11-month-long survey. Virgin Blue came in second place, followed by Jetstar Airways.

Underscoring the significance of its achievement, easyJet was the only UK-based no-frills airline to make it into the top ten.

New Gatwick to Salzburg route from easyJet

EasyJet has launched a brand new service from London Gatwick Airport to the Austrian city of Salzburg.

The new connection will begin on December 13 - just in time for the winter skiing season - and easyJet says it hopes to carry more than 16,000 passengers on the route.

Fares start from just £32.99 one-way, including tax, and flights will be operated three times weekly.

EasyJet confirms cutbacks to Stansted flights

EasyJet has confirmed it will reduce its winter services from Stansted Airport in a bid to offset difficulties in the airline industry.

The no-frills airline cited spiralling fuels costs and the global economic downturn as the main reasons for the cutbacks, which will see its capacity at the London airport fall by 12 per cent.

Ryanair also recently announced it was cutting some 250 flights from the airport, while several full-fare carriers have indicated they may take similar measures too.

EasyJet launches new route from Gatwick

EasyJet has launched a new connection between London Gatwick Airport and the Swiss city of Basel.

The low-cost carrier is offering seats on the service from just £28.99 one-way, including tax, and expects the route to carry about 200,000 passengers in its first year of operations.

Located at the intersection of France, Germany and Switzerland, Basel is renowned for its diverse cultural appeal, boasting more than 30 museums as well as numerous national heritage sites.

New winter ski routes from Gatwick

Low-cost operator easyJet has announced the launch of two new routes from Gatwick Airport, as well as the return of popular flights from Luton for the winter season.

To find the latest tips, read our Ski Travel page here.

The airline will start flights to Lyon on October 3, and to Helsinki on November 3, from Gatwick with one-way tickets starting at £25.99 and £32.99 respectively.

New Gatwick to Helsinki service from easyJet

EasyJet is opening up a new connection between London Gatwick Airport and the Finnish capital city Helsinki, regional daily newspaper Aamulehti reports.

The low-cost carrier will launch a daily service between the two airports in November, operating the route with an Airbus A319 airbus configured to carry 156 passengers.

Two new easyJet routes to ski slopes

Two new routes from Manchester Airport to Sofia and Geneva are to be launched later this year by easyJet.

The airline has said it will start a service to Sofia on December 11 and a day later flights to Geneva will commence, offering ski fans a route to Bulgarian resorts such as Bansko and Pamporovo in the Pirin Mountain range and many resorts in the Alps.

Flights to Geneva will operate nine times a week, and one-way tickets will start from £29.99, while the Sofia route will be available three times a week with single tickets priced at £39.99.

New Gatwick to Biarritz service from easyJet

EasyJet has launched a new service from London Gatwick Airport to the French seaside resort of Biarritz.

The low-cost carrier will be flying to the popular south-western town four times a week, with flights departing on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

One-way fares start from just £25.99, including taxes, and easyJet says it expects upwards of 10,000 passengers to take advantage of the new connection during its first year of operation.

EasyJet unveils new winter services

EasyJet has unveiled details of its winter schedule at four major UK airports, with fares starting from just £21.99.

The no-frills airline has put services from Bristol, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle airports on sale for departures between November 2, 2008 and March 28, 2009.

In 2007, Geneva and Grenoble were the most popular winter ski destinations for the carrier - but this year's addition of connections to Innsbruck and Sofia is expected to open up new markets.

EasyJet launches pre-pay baggage facility

Passengers travelling with easyJet can now pay excess weight charges prior to arriving at the airport.

The low-cost carrier unveiled the new facility yesterday (June 19), offering a reduced rate for people who calculate and pay their excess baggage charges online or over the phone.

Extra weight allowances are available in denominations of 3kgs, for £15 per unit, amounting to a £3 discount on the fee levied by check-in staff on the day of travel.

EasyJet improves green credentials

EasyJet has renewed its commitment to the environment by installing new energy-efficiency engines in its Airbus A319s planes.

The low-cost carrier's upgrade will reduce mono-nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 25 per cent, in turn minimising the carbon footprint of its fleet as well as leading to savings on fuel costs.

Its comes ahead of the unveiling of a NOx emissions legislative proposal currently being tabled by the European Commission, which is seeking to boost uptake of the green technology.

EasyJet tops low-cost airline poll

EasyJet has been crowned the best low-cost carrier in the world at the Official Airline Guide (OAG) Airline Industry Awards.

The carrier saw off competition from stalwart no-frills airlines such as America's jetBlue, Ireland's Ryanair and the Australian carrier Jetstar.

easyJet marks 10th anniversary at Stansted

easyJet has marked its tenth year of operations at Stansted Airport.

The low-cost carrier's inaugural flight took off from the London hub on May 21, 1998, under the brand name Go. Go merged with easyJet in 2002 to become one of the biggest budget carriers in Europe.

easyJet now has 14 permanent aircraft and 522 members of staff at Stansted.

New Gatwick to Nantes route from easyJet

easyJet has launched a new daily service from Gatwick Airport to Nantes.

The carrier began operation of the route from the London hub to the French city yesterday (May 21).

Prices for one-way seats start at £23.99, with return fares available from £43.60 including taxes.

easyJet has predicted that the new route will be popular with travellers looking for a new city-break destination.

New easyJet Newcastle to Murcia route

EasyJet has launched a new route from Newcastle Airport to the Spanish coastal resort of Murcia.

The new service will be operated three times a week by the low-cost carrier, with flights departing on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Return fares start from just £46.98 including taxes.

In addition to the obvious appeal it holds for sun-worshippers, Murcia also boasts an array of beautiful 18th century architecture, such as the famed Plaza del Cardinal Belluga cathedral.

easyJet starts route to Spanish sun from Newcastle

A new service has been launched by easyJet from Newcastle International Airport, offering travellers the chance to visit beaches along the Spanish coastline.

The route to Murcia is the airline's 17th from Newcastle and will operate three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with return tickets starting from £46.98.

EasyJet opens base at Manchester Airport

Low-cost carrier easyJet has opened a new base at Manchester Airport.

The network expansion follows its takeover of GB Airways, whose fleet is now being repainted in the no-frills airline's staple orange livery.

EasyJet acquired the airline last October for £103.5 million.

Following the integration of the two airlines, passengers based in the Manchester area can now fly to such popular summer destinations as Malta, Malaga and Tenerife.

New summer sun routes from easyJet

EasyJet has launched a number of new routes from Manchester and London Gatwick airports.

The low-cost carrier yesterday launched a Malaga service from Manchester, and will also begin flying to the Greek island of Crete from the airport as of today (May 2).

New London Gatwick services include a daily link to the southern French city of Montpellier, beginning today, and a twice-weekly connection to Mykonos which was launched yesterday.

EasyJet.com: 'best flights website'

EasyJet.com has been voted the number one website for booking flights by readers of Which? Holiday magazine.

The survey took in the opinions of some 3,000 flyers, with more than one in five naming the low-cost carrier's website as their favourite resource for making a booking.

EasyJet announces Manchester to Alicante service

EasyJet has confirmed it plans to begin operating a new service from Manchester Airport to the Spanish city of Alicante.

The low-cost airline will be running flights four times a week on the new route from September 29, with one-way fares costing from just £27.99 including tax.

easyJet launches new route to Nice

Low-cost carrier easyJet has launched a new service between Edinburgh and Nice.

The airline welcomed passengers aboard the service's first flight yesterday (April 24), and expects to carry 20,000 flyers on the route over the next 12 months.