Overview
- The airline says its lowest starting fares are now £26, down from £29 in 1995, which it notes equates to about £58 in today’s money.
- easyJet reports facilitating £21 billion in UK gross value added over the past year and supporting 243,600 jobs, with 15 million tourists spending £9.7 billion.
- To mark the anniversary, it recreated its first Luton–Glasgow service with a crew of employees born in November 1995, joined by original flight captain Fred Rivett.
- CEO Kenton Jarvis reaffirmed a mission to democratise travel and pointed to efficiency and sustainability as priorities for the next phase.
- Coverage also notes that rising fees for baggage and seat selection can increase total trip costs for many travellers despite lower headline fares.