Easyjet claims number one slot

Monday, 16 Mar, 2010 0

 

 
Easyjet has been ranked as the UK’s largest airline in terms of passengers flown for the second year running.
 
More than 28 million passengers flew with the budget airline through UK airports last year, with Ryanair in second place, followed by British Airways, according to Civil Aviation Authority figures.
 
The airline has grown in 15 years from a two aircraft operation to become the UK’s largest, operating from 16 airports across the UK.
 
Chief executive Andy Harrison claimed: “EasyJet is now the UK’s national airline. Passengers have clearly voted with their feet, boarding Easyjet’s aircraft more than any other airline”.
 
Easyjet expects to grow by 10% to carry more than 50 million passengers across Europe, and currently offers over 500 routes across 29 countries with a fleet of nearly 200 aircraft.
 
 
Airline
PAX 2009
easyJet
28,147,268
Ryanair
 28,095,201
British Airways*
 26,274,056
BMI  
  6,887,386
Fly Be
  6,749,650
 
 
*BA numbers were adjusted to reflect passenger journeys made by transfer passengers.
 

by Phil Davies



 

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