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easyJet announces EuroAirport-Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg as major new base -
1,000 free tickets to passengers who enter new competition

easyJet Press release 20/01/05

easyJet, Europe?s leading low-cost airline, has announced that EuroAirport
Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg will be its next major airport base and has signed
a long-term deal which will guarantee low fares to consumers for years to
come.

During the coming summer season, easyJet will base three additional Airbus
A319 aircraft at the airport and will also recruit flying crews locally.
This will make easyJet?s famous low fares available to the 4.4 million who
live within 60 minutes drive-time of the airport and will create
substantial economic benefit for the local communities.

easyJet already operates from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg to Berlin
Schoenefeld, Liverpool, London Luton and London Stansted and expects that
1.5 million passengers will use the airport in the coming 12 months. This
number will rise significantly during 2006 as it is likely that easyJet
will add more aircraft next year.

easyJet is in the process of negotiating a number of new routes from the
airport, but is also inviting consumers to suggest where, within Europe,
they would like to travel and why. Consumers can post their suggests to a
special email address [email]wohinvonbasel (AT) easyjet (DOT) com[/email] or [email]debalevers (AT) easyjet (DOT) com[/email].
Those whose recommendations match the destinations chosen by easyJet will
enter a draw of 1,000 free tickets to fly on the new routes during the
Summer.

Those airports which want easyJet?s services and are willing to commit to
attractive long-term arrangements should also get in contact with us.

Ray Webster, easyJet Chief Executive, said:

?We have been negotiating for many months on this deal and I am delighted
that easyJet will be able to provide the long-suffering passengers who live
in the area with a stable airline offering the lowest fares in Europe.

?This is a great success story. Our existing routes have already proven
exceptionally popular with passengers and easyJet looks forward to
recruiting and basing flying crew at the airport, providing significant
economic benefits to the whole region.

?I must congratulate the management of the airport for putting in place a
deal, open to any airline, that recognises the particular needs of low-cost
operators ? this is a great contrast to the management of Zurich Airport
which is presiding over spiralling costs and dwindling passenger numbers.

?easyJet is already the largest airline at Geneva Airport and this deal
will make us the largest airline at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. As
Swiss joins the other dinosaur traditional airlines by limping wounded back
to Zurich it shows their inability to compete with easyJet and how we are
quickly becoming Switzerland?s national airline.?

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Gavin Coates · Guest

EuroAirport-Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

Cant wait to see that on an airport departure screen!

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