EasyJet

EasyJet

In 1995 Sir Stelios Haji-loannu founded easyJet
Began as a small airline that ran flights soley within the UK
When the airline was established in 1995 there were only 2 aircrafts
In 1996 flights to Barcelona commenced which consequently expanded the company
Had the slogan 'Making flying as affordable as a pair of jeans'
In 1997 they launched their online website
In 1999 the first series of Arline is shown on ITV in September
In 1998 easyJet buys a 40% stake of Swiss harter operation TEA basel AG in March. It later renamed it easyJet Switzerland
In 2000 they sold two million seats online
By September 2000 85% of seats are sold through their website
In June 2001, www.easyJet.com was named the second largest UK travel site
1999 easyJet Switzerland moves to Geneva, which becomes the third airport bases and the first base outside the UK
In December 2001, London Gatwick becomes the fifth base
In 2002 Stansted, East Midlands and Bristol become bases
In November 2003 they announced a new base at Berlin Schonefeld, dramatically expanding the existing network with the addition of 11 new routes
In 2004 easyJet was the first to take advantage of the newly enlarged European Union by starting flights to Hungary and Slovenia
easyJet was first to remove the weight restriction for hand luggage in 2004
In 2005 (May) they introduced a new group booking facility, allowing passengers to book up to 40 seats in one booking
Hit their 100 millionth passenger flight in 2005
Offers 500 routes
People are travelling to other countries to work and then go home at the weekends
easyJet has provided a service allowing tourism and immigration
People can travel for business meetings and return in the same day
Helps switch on places
Improves economy in both host and source countries
Connects places
Tourism boost
Cheap travel
More freedom
Culturally and ethnically diverse
Improves trade
Cultural identity may be lost
Places such as Talinn may get a bad reputation. As it is now a tourist destination for stag and hen parties
1. These tourist areas can lead to high rates of STIs
Green land is destroyed where airports are placed which leads to protests
Air pollution created causing an unclean atmosphere

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