{{Short description|Low-cost airline of Austria}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox airline | airline = EasyJet Europe | logo = EasyJet logo.svg | logo_size = 250px | image = EasyJet Europe, OE-INF, Airbus A320-214 (45500148465).jpg | caption = Airbus A320-200 | IATA = EC | ICAO = EJU | callsign = ALPINE | headquarters = Vienna, Austria | founded = {{start date and age|2017|07|18|df=yes}} | commenced = {{start date and age|2017|07|20|df=yes}} | key_people = Thomas Haagensen (managing director) | bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Alicante (seasonal) | Amsterdam | Barcelona | Berlin Brandenburg | Bordeaux | Faro (seasonal) | Lisbon | Lyon | Málaga (seasonal) | Marrakesh (from 1 May 2026)<ref>{{Cite web |title=easyJet NS26 Morocco Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251017-u2ns26ma |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> | Milan–Malpensa (largest base) | Nantes | Naples | Nice | Palma de Mallorca (seasonal) | Paris–Charles de Gaulle | Paris–Orly | Porto Rome Fiumicino Milan Linate }} | fleet_size = 135 | destinations = same as EasyJet UK | website = {{URL|www.easyjet.com}} | aoc = | hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | parent = EasyJet plc | num_employees = }}
'''EasyJet Europe Airline GmbH''' (trading as '''easyJet''') is a European low-cost airline founded in 2017 and based in Vienna, Austria. It operates scheduled flights across Europe and is a subsidiary of EasyJet plc.
==History== The airline was established on 18 July 2017 and started operations on 20 July 2017, with the first flight being an Airbus A320 (re-registered as OE-IVA, previously G-EZPA) flying from London Luton Airport to Vienna International Airport.The airline was established following the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union and the airline's decision to obtain an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) in another EU member state in order to continue operating flights across and within European countries after the UK leaves the EU.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaminski-Morrow|first=David|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easyjet-set-to-operate-first-flight-under-new-aoc-439498|title=EasyJet set to operate first flight under new AOC |publisher=Flightglobal |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>
Many aircraft previously registered to EasyJet UK were reregistered to EasyJet Europe, and those staff employed by EasyJet UK but based elsewhere in the European Union transferred to EasyJet Europe. EasyJet announced that it was planning to re-register 110 aircraft to fly under the new AOC of EasyJet Europe by March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aerospace-technology.com/news/newseasyjet-to-launch-new-airline-to-continue-operations-in-europe-after-brexit-5873532|title=easyJet to launch new airline to continue operations in Europe after Brexit|publisher=aerospace-technology.com|date=18 July 2017 |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>
EasyJet is thus a pan-European airline group with three airlines based in the UK, Austria and Switzerland (EasyJet UK, EasyJet Europe, and EasyJet Switzerland), with the brand owned by EasyJet plc, based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mediacentre.easyjet.com/stories/10268/ |title=update on European AOC |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> The division into separate companies was triggered by Brexit and the regulations of the EU, which specify that an airline must be based in an EU nation and primarily owned by an entity from the EU to qualify as domestic European carrier. This requirement is satisfied by the significant ownership held by EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family, who hold Greek-Cypriot citizenship.
On 30 March 2019, flights became operated by EasyJet Europe under their own flight numbers and callsign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=easyjet journey |url=https://corporate.easyjet.com/about/our-journey/default.aspx#history}}</ref>{{fv|reason=No mention of flight numbers and callsigns|date=April 2025}}
==Destinations== [[File:EasyJet_Europe,_OE-LKJ,_Airbus_A319-111_(25750028468).jpg|thumb|An Airbus A319-100 in the old livery]]
[[File:OE-IVO_(38607514545).jpg|thumb|An Airbus A320-200 in the new livery]]
[[File:OE-IVA_(36718644755).jpg|thumb|An Airbus A320-200 in special 'Austria' livery]]
{{main|List of EasyJet destinations}} EasyJet Europe operates in conjunction with the other EasyJet-branded airlines.
==Fleet== {{As of|2025|08}}, EasyJet Europe operates an all-Airbus fleet composed of the following aircraft<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 – EasyJet Europe |journal=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=51}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" |+ EasyJet Europe fleet |- !Aircraft !In <br />service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- |Airbus A319-100 |35 |– |156 |To be retired and replaced with Airbus A320neo. |- | rowspan="2" |Airbus A320-200 | rowspan="2" |74 | rowspan="2" |– |180 | rowspan="2" | |- |186 |- |Airbus A320neo |18 |– |186 | |- |Airbus A321neo |8 |— |235 | |- !Total !135 !— ! colspan="2" | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|EasyJet Europe}}
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