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A shiny new VW for customer number 1 million

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The budget airline easyJet and the Europcar car hire agency have been working together for some time, and the venture has proven to be a successful one. As the two companies combined business of car rentals, customer tallies are quickly approaching the 1 million rentals mark. To commemorate this milestone,

by Dave Bess  February 27th, 2008

Thinking to invest in easyJet?

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easyJet is responsible in no small part for the budget airline revolution in Europe. The carrier remains the second largest budget carrier in Europe today; but reports of lower earnings has the company’s stock experiencing more than just a little ...

by Dave Bess  January 8th, 2008

easyJet to compromise with third party sellers

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Next year the European budget airline easyJet will introduce technology that will utilize third party travel agents to sell easyJet flights on their sights. This decision was taken in no small ...

by Dave Bess  November 5th, 2007

GB Airways absorbed by easyJet

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In a £103.5 million deal, easyJet has acquired all the assets of GB Airways. GB was until now basically a British Airways subsidiary oprating out of London Gatwick International Airport, flying to destinations in Northern Africa and Southern Europe.  Its fleet consists of 15 Airbus jets, 9 A320s and 6

by Charlotte Fellows  October 26th, 2007

easyJet’s late getaway deals

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If you’re already sick of the fall and ready to jet off on vacation, you may want to consider taking advantage of easyJet’s late getaway deals. Flights are for October and November departures. The following are some example fares from the ...

by Jennifer Jones  October 21st, 2007

Railways benefit from air woes

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Flying has become somewhat plagued with inconvenience in recent times, where delays seem to be more common than punctual departures, security is a kind of menace and restrictions have become prohibitive to an unreasonable degree. In cases where air travel ...

by Rosie Vaughan-Jones  October 10th, 2007

easyGroup sets up shop in Budapest

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The easyGroup, responsible for the fore-running budget airline easyJet, the chain of internat shops easyEverything, the budget cruise line easyCruise and easyHotel have opened the latest place of lodging in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Though operating under the franchise of ...

by Dave Bess  October 8th, 2007

EasyJet gets big in France

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One of Europe’s largest low-fare airlines, easyJet recently announced a large-scale expansion of their services in France. The company is already the second largest carrier in the country and will soon open new bases in the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and at Lyon Airports. The 18th and 19th base

by Rosie Vaughan-Jones  October 5th, 2007

easyJetHolidays offers weekly deals

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Budget travelers looking for fun vacation ideas on a small budget should check out the Deals of the Week featured on the website of easyJetHolidays. EasyJetHolidays offers package vacations in conjunction with easyJet’s, a budget airline in the UK. The website ...

by Rosie Vaughan-Jones  September 29th, 2007

EasyJet’s ski holiday special

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Passengers booking a ski vacation with EasyJet before October 5th will be allowed to take their skis and snowboards with them for free. In addition, winter flights in 2007 are now on sale. The airline has flights to many popular ...

by Neill Zerk  September 29th, 2007

Are the low-costers getting the short end of the wing?

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There is no denying it, and there is no going back; the growing concern regarding the environmental impact air travel incurs is now in the public psyche of the jet setter. Many major airlines have ...

by Charlotte Fellows  September 21st, 2007

Free wine with easyJet flights to Mulhouse

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Passengers flying with easyJet from Liverpool into the Mulhouse region will be treated with an unexpected benefit from the no-frills flyer this month. Until September 30th, the airline is offering a complimentary bottle of Alsace wine to travelers booking a holiday in the region. Travelers who take off from Liverpool and

by Neill Zerk  September 12th, 2007