EasyJet Switzerland
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Founded | 18 May 1988 (as TEA Switzerland) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 22 March 1989 | ||||||
AOC # | CH.AOC.1018[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
Fleet size | 30 | ||||||
Destinations | 80 | ||||||
Parent company | EasyJet plc (40%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||
Key people | Jean-Marc Thévenaz (managing director) | ||||||
Website | www |
EasyJet Switzerland SA (styled as easyJet) is a Swiss low-cost airline based in Meyrin, in the canton of Geneva.[2][3][4] It operates scheduled flights as an EasyJet franchisee from Geneva Airport and EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg.[5]
History
[edit]The airline was established on 18 May 1988 as TEA Switzerland and started operations on 23 March 1989 as part of the TEA group. In 1998, EasyJet acquired a 40% stake in the company, and it was renamed EasyJet Switzerland on 1 April 1998[6]
In 2013, the airline was owned by private investors (51%) and EasyJet plc (49%) and had 770 employees.[7]
Fleet
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]As of January 2024[update], EasyJet Switzerland operates the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200 | 23 | — | 186 | |
Airbus A320neo | 7 | — | 186 | |
Total | 30 | — |
Historical fleet
[edit]Over the years, the former TEA Switzerland and later EasyJet Switzerland operated the following aircraft:[9][10]
Aircraft | Introduced | Retired | Replacement |
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Boeing 737-300 | 1989 | 2010 | Airbus A319-100 |
Airbus A319-100 | 2003 | 2023 | Airbus A320-200 & Airbus A320neo |
References
[edit]- ^ "List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes" (PDF). Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 66 Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. "88 Avenue Louis Casai, 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland"
- ^ "Plan de commune Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Meyrin. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.
- ^ "NOTIFICATION DE CESSATION D’UNE ENQUETE Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. 21 November 2003. Retrieved on 17 February 2012. "EasyJet Switzerland SA, Route de l’Aéroport 5, 1215 Genève"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 76.
- ^ "The First Flying Dream: Gutelman's TEA". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PNC Contact, hôtesse de l'air et steward, formation et information. – easyJet en pleine forme à Genève". 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ "Swiss Aircraft Register". Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 2022-12-16.
- ^ "TEA Basel historic fleet at airfleets.net". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ "EasyJet Switzerland fleet list at airfleets.net". Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
External links
[edit]Media related to EasyJet Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons