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EasyJet EasyJet is to establish a new base for its budget airline at Manchester Airport next year, as part of a regional expansion programme that will also involve more flights from Liverpool. 18-Dec-2007 EasyJet is to acquire GB Airways, the Gatwick-based British Airways franchise that operates 28 routes from Gatwick and six from Manchester, from the Bland Group for £103m. 26-Oct-2007 EasyJet has confirmed plans to close its call centre at Luton airport with the loss of 144 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Germany and Poland. 10-Sep-2007 EasyJet is to launch an operation at Birmingham International Airport in December, with flights to Geneva, Switzerland, and Grenoble, France. 12-Jul-2007 EasyJet is considering plans to close its call centre in Luton with the loss of up to 168 jobs, in order to transfer the work abroad. 17-May-2007 EasyJet is to increase its capacity at Gatwick airport by 10% this year, adding more flights on a number of European business routes. 12-Jun-2006 EasyJet is to launch new routes from Liverpool airport to Faro, Krakow, Marseille and Mahon, while its operations in Lisbon and Milan are also being expanded. 05-Jan-2006 EasyJet is moving into Ireland for the first time by launching flights from Gatwick to Cork, Shannon and Knock. 27-Sep-2004 EasyJet is planning to introduce self-service kiosks to replace all of its check-in staff. 31-May-2004 EasyJet is to start four new air routes from Belfast to Paris, Nice, Malaga and Alicante in June, which will lead to the creation of more than 200 jobs in Belfast. 24-Mar-2004 EasyJet is planning to double the number of aircraft operated from Newcastle International Airport from five to ten over the next five years. 22-Mar-2004 EasyJet is planning to set up a second German operating base at Dortmund airport later this year. 13-Feb-2004 John Menzies has won a £20m baggage and passenger handling contract from EasyJet at Luton airport, which will involve the transfer of 262 staff. 19-Dec-2003 EasyJet is to expand its low-cost airline operation at Paris Orly airport, having secured 2,190 additional flight slots per year. 18-Dec-2003 EasyJet is to move into the German market by setting up an operating base at Berlin Schonefeld airport, and will launch 11 routes in May. 06-Nov-2003 EasyJet is to recruit a further 24 cabin crew in Belfast next month, in preparation for the planned expansion in its services over the next year. 06-Aug-2003 EasyJet is to shed about 60 management jobs in its budget airline business, in order to eliminate duplication following the acquisition of Go. 08-May-2003 EasyJet is to close the former Go call centre at Stansted with the loss of 114 jobs, in order to focus its airline booking operation at its site in Luton. 02-Apr-2003 EasyJet, the low-cost airline, is planning to set up a new regional base in Newcastle with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 22-Oct-2002 EasyJet, the low-cost airline, has decided to set up its new headquarters in Luton, and is seeking a site large enough to include a telephone sales and customer service centre. 02-Sep-2002 EasyJet has narrowed down the search for a new headquarters following the acquisition of the Go airline, and is considering two sites near Luton and Stansted airports. 08-Jul-2002 EasyJet is looking to expand its French operations by applying for 20,000 annual take-off and landing slots at Paris Orly airport. 18-Jun-2002 EasyJet has agreed to acquire Go for £374m, creating Europe's largest low-cost airline with 63 aircraft, 2,700 staff and 32 European destinations. 17-May-2002 EasyJet has secured an exclusive option to acquire Deutsche BA, the German airline, from British Airways. 09-May-2002 EasyJet is in negotiations to acquire Go for about £400m, in order to create Europe's largest low-cost airline. 06-May-2002 EasyJet is creating 33 cabin crew jobs in Northern Ireland, and adding new flights from Belfast to Liverpool and Luton. 25-Mar-2002 EasyJet is planning to purchase a further 75 new aircraft to take its low-cost airline fleet to more than 100 by 2008. 07-Jan-2002 EasyJet is to planning to expand its operations at Gatwick airport, starting with an increase in the number of destinations served from four to eight. 24-Dec-2001 EasyJet is planning to raise up to £90m in a share issue in order to establish new European routes and capitalise on the downsizing of other airlines. 30-Oct-2001 EasyJet is increasing the number of flights from Amsterdam Schipol airport, with destinations including Barcelona, Glasgow, Nice, Belfast and Gatwick. 06-Apr-2001 EasyJet is considering plans to close its telephone booking service and transfer all bookings onto the internet over the next few months, in order to reduce costs. 08-Feb-2001 EasyJet is considering plans to expand its low-cost airline business at new bases in Liverpool, Geneva and Amsterdam, following an increase in its landing charges at Luton airport. 02-Feb-2001 EasyJet is planning a 60% expansion in its Belfast operations, which will involve doubling the daily number of flights on its Belfast to Liverpool service and adding an extra daily flight on its service to Luton. 01-Aug-2000 EasyJet is planning to launch an internet-based financial services business called Easymoney, in order to offer consumer credit and mortgages. 06-Jun-2000 EasyJet is planning a flotation later this year that could value the company at about £500m, and the proceeds will be used to expand its low-cost airline business and acquire new aircraft. 11-May-2000 EasyJet is planning to increase its workforce from 1,200 to 2,500 by 2005, and has ordered 17 new aircraft to enable it to triple its passenger numbers. 30-Mar-2000 EasyJet is planning to launch a European car rental company called EasyRentaCar, and expects to be offering up to 30,000 A-Class Mercedes by the end of 2001. 01-Mar-2000 EasyJet has confirmed plans to move into the car rental market with a fleet of up to 5,000 vehicles, and claims that prices will be about a third of normal rates. 07-Jan-2000 EasyJet is planning to launch an online car rental business next year, and is in talks with a number of potential suppliers. 21-Aug-1999 EasyJet is to set up an internet bank next year, in an attempt to shake up the financial services industry by undercutting traditional high street banks. 14-Aug-1999 EasyJet is planning to open a 500-seat internet access centre in London in June under the EasyEverything brand, and additional outlets will be opened later in the year. 15-Apr-1999 EasyJet is to expand its budget airline service from Luton to Aberdeen to two return flights a day from the end of next month. 23-Feb-1999 EasyJet, the low-cost airline, is planning a flotation on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq early next year. 28-Jan-1999 EasyJet is ordering another 15 Boeing 737-700s, with an option on a further 15, in order to help beat off competition from other low-cost airlines. 28-Jul-1998 EasyJet is acquiring a 40% stake in TEA Switzerland, the charter carrier, for undisclosed terms, and has an option to increase its stake to 90%. 26-Mar-1998 EasyJet has begun legal action against British Airways' new low-cost operation called Go, alleging that the company has subsidised the business by guaranteeing leases on new aircraft. 27-Feb-1998 British Airways is to launch its Go cut-price airline from Stansted airport in spring, but the rival EasyJet airline is to complain to the European Commission about BA cross-subsidising the new business. 31-Jan-1998 EasyJet, the low-cost airline, has confirmed that it is planning to bid for Air Holland in an attempt to set up a new hub in Amsterdam. 13-Jan-1998 EasyJet is discussing the possibility of using Rotterdam airport as its new base in the Netherlands. 04-Dec-1997 EasyJet is to triple the size of its fleet with an additional 12 Boeing 737-300's, and may set up additional hubs in Amsterdam and Athens. 17-Sep-1997 EasyJet has threatened to move some of its operations to Liverpool following Luton Borough Council's rejection of its proposal to run Luton Airport. 13-Aug-1997 EasyJet has announced plans to start flying from Luton to Geneva, Oslo and Jersey, and will triple the size of its aircraft fleet over the next two years. 14-Jun-1997 The owner of the EasyJet airline wants to buy Luton airport, which is thought to be worth up to £100m, from the local council. 19-May-1997 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007