Europe’s leading airline, easyJet, has been named as the Best Travel Partner of the Year – Short-Haul Airline Award at this year’s prestigious Business Travel Awards Europe which took place on Tuesday night. It’s the second year in a row the that the airline has scooped the top prize.

A fixture of the business travel and hospitality calendar for more than 30 years, this year’s awards were attended by over 1000 industry leaders. Recognising industry leadership, partnership and innovation, entries for the awards were received from companies, teams and individuals from across Europe, and were assessed by an independent panel of judges comprising 30 travel buyers and consultants.

Judges of the Business Travel Awards Europe praised the airline’s ‘well-rounded submission, demonstrating strong leadership, partnership and industry advocacy’. They added: ‘Their focus on accessible travel, customer engagement, and innovative strategies to meet client needs were particularly noteworthy, showcasing their ability to adapt and evolve continuously’.

The airline won the Achievement in Sustainability award at the inaugural Business Travel Sustainability Awards last year and has just clinched two awards at the inaugural Aviation Industry awards 2024, being named ‘Aviation Company of the Year’ for its efforts in sustainability. It also brought home the ‘Aviation Innovation (large company)’ Award for Project Acorn – the first airside hydrogen refuelling trial ever to take place at a major UK airport.

James Marchant, Head of Business Development for easyJet commented:

"It is a great honour for us to have been chosen as Best Travel Partner of the Year – Short-Haul Airline at the Business Travel Awards Europe, for the second year in a row. These awards are widely recognised as the benchmark for business travel excellence. We know it is important for our business customers to connect in person with their colleagues and customers across Europe and that when they need to fly, they want the best value, a convenient schedule to Europe's primary airports, and an airline that is serious about its commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions.”

The airline has a well-established and attractive business passenger offering including a varied slot portfolio, leading punctuality and an unrivalled network of primary airports - and carried over 12.1 million business passengers over the last 12 months.

To discover more about easyJet’s UK network and to book, visit easyJet.com.

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Notes to editors

About easyJet

easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 82 million passengers in 2023 with more than 11.3 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft flying on nearly 1000 routes to more than 155 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised nearly £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035 and is validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.  

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching nearly 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.