easyJet welcomes its 150 millionth UK passenger at Bristol Airport
27.07.07
easyJet welcomed its 150 millionth UK passenger at Bristol Airport yesterday. David Osborne, easyJet UK General Manager, said: 'This is a very exciting day for easyJet as we welcome our 150 millionth UK passenger. We've come a long way since the airline started over 11 years ago and are now one of the largest airlines in Europe.'
The airline commenced operations on November 10 1995 with two leased aircraft, operating two routes from Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Today easyJet is one of the largest airlines in Europe operating 137 aircraft on 318 routes between 83 airports in 22 countries, carrying over 35 million passengers a year.
Bristol Airport is easyJet's largest UK base outside of London, with 11 aircraft operating 37 routes to 14 countries. The budget airline has carried over 13 million passengers to and from Bristol airport since it began operations their just over five years ago. In the last 12 months easyJet has carried over 2.7 million passengers to and from Bristol airport and expects to carry over 3.3 million in the next 12 months, after announcing 4 new routes this week.
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