Who owns easyJet Europe?
easyJet Europe is owned by easyJet (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
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- London Stock Exchange: EZJ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About easyJet Europe
easyJet Europe Airline GmbH is easyJet's Austrian airline operator, listed in the 2025 annual report as a wholly owned subsidiary with its address in Vienna. The report's timeline says the group received its Air Operator Certificate in Austria in 2017, launching easyJet Europe ahead of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, so that it could keep flying within the EU.
Ownership timeline of easyJet Europe
Where easyJet Europe 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
- easyJet (1995)
- easyJet UK
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 Europe and other Austrian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Austria. 18 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, easyJet Europe among them.
- Austrian Airlines — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- DHL Air Austria — DHL Group 🇩🇪
- DO & CO — DO & CO 🇦🇹
- Westbahn — Westbahn 🇦🇹
- cargo-partner — NX Holdings 🇯🇵
- AKG — HARMAN 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of easyJet Europe?
The parent company of easyJet Europe is easyJet, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is easyJet Europe Austrian or British?
easyJet Europe originated in Austria, but it is owned today by easyJet, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So easyJet Europe is an Austrian-origin brand under British ownership.
Is easyJet Europe still owned by easyJet?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, easyJet Europe is still owned by easyJet. 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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