EasyJet launches global connections service

Health & Leisure
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
EasyJet has launched ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ - the first global airline connections service by a European low cost airline.  
Legacy airlines have traditionally offered connectivity through interline and code-share agreements and procedures – but ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ will use self-connect and sales partnerships through a digital, virtual hub to offer the same sort of connectivity, but more simply and efficiently.
 
With seats now available, the new service enables customers to seamlessly connect their easyJet flight with partner airline flights with launch partners WestJet and Norwegian, by using the GatwickConnects* product.  
 
EasyJet will sign other airlines up to Worldwide by EasyJet, and says talks already are far advanced with middle-eastern and far eastern carriers, amongst others.  As well as adding partners at Gatwick Airport, easyJet plans to expands to other key easyJet airports in Europe such as Milan Malpensa, Geneva, Amsterdam, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Barcelona.
 
Worldwide by easyJet will also allow easyJet passengers to connect with other easyJet flights through Gatwick Airport.  Currently around 200,000 customers self-connect on easyJet – booking separate easyJet flights and the GatwickConnects product themselves in three different transactions.
 
Carolyn McCall, chief executive of easyJet explained the strategy behind the new service: "Around 70 million passengers flying through an easyJet airport each year connect to other flights, mainly long haul, and it is this market segment that Worldwide by easyJet will open up for us.
 
“Our own customers and those who fly with other airlines, short and long haul, have asked us to make it easier to connect with easyJet flights and this simple booking platform makes it easy for them to do so.
 
“By opening this new market segment this now means that we can access a greater range of passengers flying across Europe.”

*Anyone arriving and departing from Gatwick with the majority of airlines on the same day can use GatwickConnects. It promises to issue onward boarding cards (if needed]) and make sure bags are transferred to the passenger’s next flight.

EasyJet launches global connections service

Health & Leisure
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
EasyJet has launched ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ - the first global airline connections service by a European low cost airline.  
Legacy airlines have traditionally offered connectivity through interline and code-share agreements and procedures – but ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ will use self-connect and sales partnerships through a digital, virtual hub to offer the same sort of connectivity, but more simply and efficiently.
 
With seats now available, the new service enables customers to seamlessly connect their easyJet flight with partner airline flights with launch partners WestJet and Norwegian, by using the GatwickConnects* product.  
 
EasyJet will sign other airlines up to Worldwide by EasyJet, and says talks already are far advanced with middle-eastern and far eastern carriers, amongst others.  As well as adding partners at Gatwick Airport, easyJet plans to expands to other key easyJet airports in Europe such as Milan Malpensa, Geneva, Amsterdam, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Barcelona.
 
Worldwide by easyJet will also allow easyJet passengers to connect with other easyJet flights through Gatwick Airport.  Currently around 200,000 customers self-connect on easyJet – booking separate easyJet flights and the GatwickConnects product themselves in three different transactions.
 
Carolyn McCall, chief executive of easyJet explained the strategy behind the new service: "Around 70 million passengers flying through an easyJet airport each year connect to other flights, mainly long haul, and it is this market segment that Worldwide by easyJet will open up for us.
 
“Our own customers and those who fly with other airlines, short and long haul, have asked us to make it easier to connect with easyJet flights and this simple booking platform makes it easy for them to do so.
 
“By opening this new market segment this now means that we can access a greater range of passengers flying across Europe.”

*Anyone arriving and departing from Gatwick with the majority of airlines on the same day can use GatwickConnects. It promises to issue onward boarding cards (if needed]) and make sure bags are transferred to the passenger’s next flight.