easyJet has operated the busiest day in its history, with more than 2,000 flights carrying over 343,000 passengers across its network – a record for the airline.

In the UK alone, more than 196,000 passengers are flying to or from easyJet's UK airports on over 1,100 flights, marking another milestone for the airline on a single day.

The record comes as easyJet is operating its biggest ever summer season , with eight additional Airbus A320 family aircraft having joined its UK-based fleet at Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow, as well as the launch of its newest base in Newcastle earlier this year.

More than 39 million seats are operating to and from the UK across the summer season, half a million more than last year, while 53 new routes have taken off for the first time this summer, including more choice to longer leisure destinations such as Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.

With the school holidays drawing to a close and the return of unpredictable British weather, many travellers made the most of one last chance to enjoy some late-summer sunshine over the bank holiday weekend. Palma, Faro, Alicante and Milan were among the most popular destinations for last-minute bank holiday trips, whilst the most popular destinations for easyJet holidays packages over the long weekend included Palma, Tenerife and Rhodes.

Kevin Doyle, easyJet's UK Country Manager, said:

“This record is all about our customers. With more than 343,000 people choosing to fly with easyJet in one day, this demonstrates the importance of affordable connectivity and the role travel plays in bringing people together and helping to create brilliant holiday memories.

“As we operate our biggest ever summer programme, including new routes and more flying from airports right across the UK, we continue to focus on making travel easy for customers across the country with more choice, great value fares and a warm welcome onboard from our fantastic crew.”

Great value fares are still available for a late summer getaway this September, including:

  • London Gatwick to Madrid from £21.99, Barcelona from £22.99, Faro from £23.99*

  • London Luton to Bordeaux from £15.99, Reus from £17.99, Ibiza from £19.49*

  • London Southend to Barcelona from £16.99, Geneva from £17.99, Amsterdam from £18.49*

  • Bristol to Almeria from £15.99, Majorca from £16.99, Malaga from £17.99*

  • Birmingham to Majorca from £15.99, Paris from £16.99, Alicante from £16.99*

  • Manchester to Copenhagen from £16.99, Majorca from £16.99, Malaga from £16.99*

  • Liverpool to Majorca from £16.99, Amsterdam from £20.99, Split from £24.49*

  • Newcastle to Paris from £16.99, Majorca from £17.99, Amsterdam from £18.49*

  • Edinburgh to Malaga from £21.99, Amsterdam from £27.99, Nice from £37.49*

  • Glasgow to Majorca from £22.99, Paris from £26.49, Alicante from £28.49*

  • Belfast to Majorca from £17.99, Paris from £31.49, Amsterdam from £32.99*

easyJet is the largest UK airline and as well as offering the greatest connectivity within the UK, it serves 22 UK airports, offering more than 650 routes to 139 destinations from the UK to Europe and beyond.

Notes to editors

*flights one way per person including taxes

About easyJet

easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried 100 million passengers in 2025. The airline has over 350 aircraft flying on over 1,200 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in nine countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third and is the number 1 ESG rated airline in Europe by Sustainalytics, MSCI and CDP.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.