• easyJet has partnered with Microsoft Flight Simulator to bring its aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

  • With the latest generation of the franchise, players can now get behind the controls of an easyJet Airbus A320 family aircraft for the first time

  • Budding aviators can experience what it’s like to fly some of the world’s most modern commercial aircraft across more 1000 easyJet routes to over 160 destinations in 37 countries

easyJet and its fleet of iconic A320 family aircraft have joined the ultimate game for aviation lovers - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

The simulator is available to play on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, Steam, and with Xbox Game Pass, including Xbox Cloud Gaming, and PC Game Pass. It features easyJet’s A320 family of aircraft including the A319, A320, A320neo and A321neo, complete with the airline’s unmistakable orange livery, allowing players to experience flying easyJet aircraft for the first time.

Aviation enthusiasts worldwide will be able to experience what it is like behind the controls of easyJet’s fleet of modern aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and fly them to destinations across the airline’s network of over 1000 routes to 160 destinations in 37 countries, spanning Europe and North Africa.

Captain David Morgan, easyJet’s Chief Operating Officer commented:

“We’re excited to be a part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator community, which is not only a fantastic opportunity for us to share our passion for flying with players around the world, but something we hope will help to inspire the next generation of pilots and aviation enthusiasts.”

To celebrate easyJet joining Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the airline, in partnership with Xbox UK, is running a competition from today to 13th December on their Instagram pages @easyJet and @xboxuk where aviation lovers will be able to win a Premium Jumbo Deluxe Edition of the game simply by following both Instagram accounts and commenting where they would fly to using the in-game easyJet livery*.

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For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office via medicentre.easyJet.com/contacts or on 01582 525252

 

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*T&Cs: https://quicknote.io/16e11cd0-b3bc-11ef-bce4-3d2f2880f147

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 which 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.