EasyJet Switzerland

EasyJet Switzerland

IATA ICAO Call sign DS EZS TOPSWISS
Founded	18 May 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05-18) (as TEA Switzerland)
Commenced operations	22 March 1989; 35 years ago (1989-03-22)
AOC #	CH.AOC.1018[1]
Operating bases	Basel/Mulhouse Geneva
Fleet size	30
Destinations	80
Parent company	EasyJet plc (40%)
Headquarters	Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland
Key people	Jean-Marc Thévenaz (managing director)
Website	www.easyjet.com

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

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

Current fleet

easyJet Switzerland Airbus A320-200

An easyJet Switzerland Airbus A319 in the old livery

TEA Switzerland Boeing 737-300 at Zürich in 1995

As of January 2024^[update], EasyJet Switzerland operates the following aircraft:[8]

EasyJet Switzerland fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	23	—	186
Airbus A320neo	7	—	186
Total	30	—

Historical fleet

Over the years, the former TEA Switzerland and later EasyJet Switzerland operated the following aircraft:[9][10]

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

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. "Swiss Aircraft Register". Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 2022-12-16.
9. "TEA Basel historic fleet at airfleets.net". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
10. "EasyJet Switzerland fleet list at airfleets.net". Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2010-12-03.

External links

Media related to EasyJet Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website