easyJet is operating its busiest ever Christmas Day this year, with 542 flights taking off across Europe. Over two million passengers are set to travel across the peak Christmas and New Year period, while the busiest day of the season will be 22 December, with 1650 flights carrying over a quarter of a million passengers.
In the UK alone, the airline will carry over 720,000 passengers during the festive season as many get set to fly across the UK to spend time with friends and relatives, enjoy Christmas in the sun or ring in the new year in some of Europe’s most iconic cities.
Tenerife is this year’s most popular hot spot for those seeking to spend Christmas in the sun, while Paris is proving to be the city of choice and Geneva, gateway to the Alps, is also among the top destinations as people hit the slopes at the start of ski season. Closer to home, Belfast is the most popular domestic destination for people travelling across the country, as people visit friends and relatives during the holidays.
easyJet is also operating its biggest ever schedule from the UK to festive favourite Lapland this year, with services up to six times a week taking off from London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager commented:
“This holiday period is such an important time for travelling, and flying somewhere festive, to catch some winter sun or to see friends and family can make it really special.
“With over two million people choosing to fly with us this holiday season for our unrivalled choice of European destinations and great value service, we can’t wait to take them away to celebrate the festivities, wherever and however they are spending them. And with 65 new routes already set to take off next year, we’re looking forward to welcoming more customers on board in 2024.”
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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 96 million passengers in 2019 – more than 16 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft on nearly 1000 routes to more than 150 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 over £16m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.
The airline joined the UN-backed Race to Zero in November 2021 and has published its roadmap to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a focus on new technology and the ultimate ambition to achieve zero carbon emission flying across its entire fleet, which the airline is working on together with its partners including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Wright Electric. The roadmap also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology. Additionally, it includes an interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035. Since 2000, the airline has already reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third through continued fleet renewal, efficient operations and aiming to fill most of its seats.
Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 25 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.
