Who owns easyJet?
easyJet is owned by easyJet plc (the United Kingdom, London Stock Exchange: EZJ).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: easyJet plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 25 November 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- easyJet plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Luton
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1995 by Stelios Haji-Ioannou
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- London Stock Exchange: EZJ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About easyJet
easyJet is the low-cost airline of easyJet plc, which describes itself in its 2025 annual report as a carrier operating principally in Europe. The report says easyJet was founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, with the first flights to Glasgow, and that it began its first international flights in 1996. The airline operator easyJet Airline Company Limited is wholly owned and based at London Luton Airport.
Ownership timeline of easyJet
Where easyJet sits in easyJet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by easyJet
easyJet controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; easyJet has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: easyJet
easyJet is a publicly listed company headquartered in Luton, United Kingdom, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as London Stock Exchange: EZJ.
easyJet plc is a British public company whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EZJ, with its registered office at Hangar 89, London Luton Airport. Its 2025 annual report says easyJet was founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, and lists four airline operators in the group: easyJet Airline Company, easyJet UK, easyJet Europe (Austria) and easyJet Switzerland, in which it holds 49 per cent of the shares. easyJet Holidays is a separate tour operator.
🇬🇧 easyJet and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; easyJet is not one of them.
- Air Partner — Wheels Up 🇺🇸
- Alphabet — BMW Group 🇩🇪
- Arriva UK Bus — Arriva 🇬🇧
- Avanti West Coast — FirstGroup 🇬🇧
- BA CityFlyer — IAG 🇬🇧
- Birmingham Airport — Birmingham Airport Holdings 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of easyJet?
The parent company of easyJet is easyJet plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is easyJet British?
Yes. easyJet originated in the United Kingdom in 1995 and its owner, easyJet plc, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is easyJet still owned by easyJet plc?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, easyJet is still owned by easyJet plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] easyJet plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — easyJet plc, Annual report, published 25 November 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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