Easyjet vs Ryanair - Budget Airlines
E
asyjet and Ryanair are 2 of the biggest "no frills" budget
airlines in Europe carrying well over 130 million passengers per year between
them.
In this article we take a head-to-head look at these 2 airlines. Of the two, Ryanair is more focussed on serving secondary airports and holiday destinations.
Easyjet flies to many primary airports and aims at both business and leisure travellers. Financial data stated below is from the last reported fiscal year.
Easyjet has introduced a flexible fare scheme for business travellers which allows unlimited date changes to be made in a 4 week period and includes speedy boarding, no booking fees and 1 item of checked luggage. Additionally, Easyjet Plus is an annual membership program (costs £119/€139) which offers dedicated check-in and speedy boarding.
Ryanair offers a priority boarding option for passengers. Both carriers are currently experimenting with assigned seating.
Easyjet
| Ryanair
| |
|---|---|---|
1995 | Established | 1985 |
Easyjet
plc (LSE: EZJ) | Listed
Stock | Ryanair
Ltd (ISEQ: RYA / LSE: RYA / NASDAQ: RYAAY) |
£3,452m
(2011) | Revenue | €3,629m
(2011) |
£225m
(2011) | Profit
after Tax | €375m
(2011) |
20.8% | Ancillary
Revenue % (of Total Revenue) | 22.0% |
123 | Destinations | 179 |
547 | Routes | 1,400 |
19 | Bases | 50 |
UK / Switzerland / France
/ Italy / Germany / Spain | Key
Markets | UK
/ Ireland / Italy / Belgium / Spain / Germany / Poland |
8,288 | Staff | 8,500 |
54.5million (2011) | Passengers
/ Year | 76.4million
(2011) |
87.3%
(2011) | Load
Factor | 82.0%
(2011) |
U2 | IATA
flight code | FR |
London
Gatwick (LGW) | Largest
Base | London
Stansted (STN) |
Manchester (MAN) to Sharm-el Sheikh (SSH) 2,555 miles | Longest
Route | Billund (BLL) to Tenerife South (TFS) 2,298 miles |
Liverpool (LPL) to Isle of Man (IOM) 89 miles | Shortest
Route | Valencia (VCN) to Ibiza (IBZ) 108 miles |
203 aircraft 167 Airbus A319s (world's largest A319 fleet) 36 Airbus A320s | Aircraft
Fleet | 283 aircraft 283 Boeing 737-800 aircraft |
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