Notes:easyJet is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. easyJet was established on 18 October 1995 and started operations on 10 November 1995. It is one of the largest low fare airline in Europe, operating domestic and international scheduled services on more than 290 routes between 78 European cities. easyJet announced preliminary results for the year to September 2006. In the year it had grown its fleet to 122 aircraft and expanded its
network to 262 routes and 74 airports in 21 countries (58 new routes and 11 new destinations had been introduced in the year). Passenger numbers rose by 11.5% to 33 million and it was able to post a record profit of £129 million before tax, a rise of 56% over 2005.