EasyJet Switzerland

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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]

EasyJet Switzerland
IATA ICAO Call sign
DS EZS TOPSWISS
Founded18 May 1988; 38 years ago (1988-05-18) (as TEA Switzerland)
Commenced operations22 March 1989; 37 years ago (1989-03-22)
AOC #CH.AOC.1018[1]
Operating bases
Fleet size31
Destinations80
Parent companyEasyJet plc (40%)
HeadquartersMeyrin, Geneva, Switzerland
Key peopleJean-Marc Thévenaz (managing director)
Websitewww.easyjet.com

History

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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

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Current fleet

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An EasyJet Switzerland Airbus A320-200
An EasyJet Switzerland Airbus A319-100 in the old livery
A TEA Switzerland Boeing 737-300 at Zürich in 1995

As of August 2025, EasyJet Switzerland operates the following aircraft:[8]

EasyJet Switzerland fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 24 186
Airbus A320neo 7 186
Total 31

Historical fleet

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Over the years, the former TEA Switzerland and later EasyJet Switzerland operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Historical fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired Replacement
Boeing 737-300 1989 2010 Airbus A319-100
Airbus A319-100 2003 2023 Airbus A320-200
Airbus A320neo

References

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  1. "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.
  2. "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"
  3. "Plan de commune Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Meyrin. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.
  4. "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"
  5. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 76.
  6. "The First Flying Dream: Gutelman's TEA". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  7. "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.
  8. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - EasyJet Switzerland". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 76.
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