EasyJet’s BackgroundEasyJet Airline Company Limited (styled as easyJet) is a British Airline headquartered at London Luton Airport . It carries more passengers than any other United Kingdom -based airline, operating domestic and international scheduled services on 500 routes between 118 European, North African, and West Asian airports. The parent company, EasyJet plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent . As at 30 September 2009, it employed 6,666 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK.EasyJet has seen rapid expansion since its establishment in 1995, having grown through a combination of acquisitionsand base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel. The airline, along with franchise airline EasyJet Switzerland, now operates over 180 aircraft, mostly Airbus A319 It has 20 bases across Europe, the most important one being London-Gatwick.In 2009, EasyJet carried 45.2 million passengersand is the second-largest low-cost carrier in Europe, behind Ryanair