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easyJet

easyJet is a major low-cost airline operating across Europe's primary airports.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport)

19 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on current policy developments in aviation.

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

8 Sept 2025 · Presentation of the company and discussion on the review of the Air Services regulation

easyJet urges EU investment to close green fuel price gap

4 Sept 2025
Topic — This consultation creates a strategic framework for transport energy transition investments.
Message — easyJet requests EU mechanisms to bridge the price gap between kerosene and sustainable fuels. They call for earmarking carbon market revenues and prioritizing aviation's access to sustainable feedstocks.123
Why — Subsidies would reduce the airline's financial burden when meeting green mandates.4
Impact — Other transport sectors would lose access to limited sustainable fuel ingredients.5
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Meeting with Elisabeth Kotthaus (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

16 Jul 2025 · Introduction of the new representative of easyJet in Brussels. New developments in air passenger rights focusing on Regulation (EC) 261/2004

easyJet Urges Stronger Global Rules and Sustainable Fuel Support

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the EU emissions trading system and market stability reserve.
Message — The airline requests a strengthening of the global CORSIA scheme and the creation of a targeted mechanism to prevent carbon leakage at non-EU hubs. They also advocate for extending sustainable aviation fuel funding until 2040 and linking the UK and EU emissions schemes.123
Why — Linking carbon markets and stabilizing prices would provide the airline with better financial predictability.45
Impact — Non-EU hubs would lose their price advantage through new charges on connecting long-haul flights.6
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easyJet urges EU to modernize airline ownership and control rules

11 Jun 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing rules governing airline operations, market access, and pricing.
Message — The airline requests modernization of outdated ownership rules to allow more foreign investment. They also call for the protection of overflights during strikes and oppose banning flights on environmental grounds.123
Why — Easier access to international capital markets would lower financing costs for new green technologies.45
Impact — Aviation unions would face stricter notice requirements and mandatory arbitration before taking industrial action.67
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Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · Single European Skys, Sustainable Aviation Fuels

easyJet calls for ETS recognition on flight labels

22 Oct 2024
Topic — Development of a common methodology for a voluntary EU flight emissions labelling scheme.
Message — easyJet requests labels indicate if flights are covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. They propose a 150kg passenger weight adjustment to account for aircraft infrastructure.12
Why — This would acknowledge their high carbon costs and reduce administrative reporting burdens.34
Impact — Airlines operating outside the EU carbon framework may face reduced consumer trust.5
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easyJet Opposes Long-Haul Exemption in EU Non-CO2 Monitoring Rules

29 Jul 2024
Topic — Revision of EU rules for monitoring and reporting non-CO2 aviation climate effects.
Message — easyJet demands including long-haul flights in the new non-CO2 monitoring system. They propose mandatory default value estimates to ensure a fair representation of effects. The airline warns of potential legal action against the current proposal.12
Why — Mandatory reporting ensures low-cost airlines are not unfairly targeted by climate policies.3
Impact — Long-haul network carriers would lose their exemption from disclosing their environmental impact.4
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easyJet urges EU to curb airport market power

6 Jun 2024
Topic — Evaluation of whether EU laws on airport charges, slots, and ground handling are still effective.
Message — easyJet urges reforming airport charge rules to stop airports misusing their market power. They want to modernize ground handling rules to allow more competition and self-handling. The airline also suggests allowing companies to trade flight slots for money.123
Why — These reforms would reduce fees paid to airports and lower easyJet’s operational costs.456
Impact — Large airports lose their ability to set high prices and control ground services.78
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Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and Airlines for Europe and

20 Mar 2024 · Aviation Summit - EU 2040 targets implication for air transport : carbon market diplomacy, and how to ensure competitiveness and prevent carbon

easyJet urges stricter intermediary rules and CMC regulation

14 Mar 2024
Topic — EU proposal to strengthen enforcement of passenger rights across transport modes.
Message — easyJet requests enforcement penalties for intermediaries who withhold refunds, mandatory CMC transparency requirements, and clarification that carriers are not liable for multi-modal rights unless they sold the journey as multi-modal. They propose CMCs must inform passengers of direct claim options and airlines should pay full compensation directly in non-contested cases.1234
Why — This would reduce administrative costs from intermediary refund failures and CMC fees.567
Impact — Claims management companies lose revenue from charging fees on straightforward passenger claims.89
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easyJet urges tougher intermediary rules and CMC regulation

14 Mar 2024
Topic — New EU regulations on passenger rights enforcement and multimodal journeys.
Message — easyJet requests a penalty regime for intermediaries who withhold refunds, mandatory regulations for claims management companies including transparency requirements, and protections ensuring carriers aren't exposed to multimodal obligations when they haven't sold services as part of a multimodal journey.123
Why — This would allow easyJet to recover withheld refunds from intermediaries and ensure passengers receive full compensation without losing up to 50% in CMC fees.45
Impact — Claims management companies lose fee revenue from straightforward cases where they provide limited value to passengers.67
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easyJet urges EU to narrow package definition and scrap linked travel protections

13 Mar 2024
Topic — EU revision of Package Travel Directive to strengthen consumer protection and simplify rules.
Message — easyJet requests that the package definition not be extended to include services booked in 3-hour or 24-hour windows, and that Linked Travel Arrangements be removed from the Directive entirely. They argue the current rules work well and proposed changes create unnecessary complexity and costs.1234
Why — This would avoid substantial increases in due diligence, insurance, and compliance costs that would be passed to consumers.567
Impact — Consumers lose choice and face higher prices as organisers limit service offerings or pass on increased compliance costs.89
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Response to Count your transport emissions: CountEmissions EU

15 Nov 2023

Please find easyJet's response attached.
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easyJet backs simplified EU rules for claiming sustainable fuel benefits

23 Aug 2023
Topic — Updating rules for monitoring and reporting aviation emissions within the EU Emissions Trading System.
Message — easyJet supports aligning fuel standards so that sustainable aviation fuel is easily claimable under the emissions trading system. They advocate for a pro-rata distribution of emissions between European and international networks. The airline also calls for minimizing the administrative burden of reporting requirements.123
Why — Streamlined reporting rules would reduce operational costs and help the airline claim financial credits faster.4
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Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and

29 Jun 2023 · French ATC strikes

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

28 Mar 2023 · 1. sustainability issues 2. EasyJet positions regarding climate action 3. net zero roadmap

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2022 · Horizon Europe

Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and

25 Oct 2022 · Regulation 1008/2008

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

7 Sept 2022 · aviation

Meeting with Bas Eickhout (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 May 2022 · ETS Aviation

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Apr 2022 · Emissions Trading System

Response to Revision of the provision of air services

6 Dec 2021

Please see attached easyJet's response to the Call for Evidence for the revision of the Air Services Regulation (Regulation 1008/2008). Kind regards
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Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

22 Nov 2021 · EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

22 Nov 2021 · FF55 and the aviation sector

Meeting with Marian-Jean Marinescu (Member of the European Parliament) and Ford Motor Company

12 Oct 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

28 Apr 2021 · ReFuel EU

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

13 Jan 2020 · Sustainability in aviation

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

13 Jan 2020 · Developments for the aviation sector

Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

9 Oct 2019 · Sustainability transition in aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

7 Nov 2018 · Meeting with Mr Lundgren, CEO of EasyJet

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

25 Oct 2018 · Meeting with Easyjet General Counsel, Daud Khan

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

4 Oct 2018 · update on aviation issues

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

5 Mar 2018 · airport charges directive

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

27 Nov 2017 · Aviation issues

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

20 Dec 2016 · Aviation sector economic challenges

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

20 Dec 2016 · Aviation sector economic challenges

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Ryanair Holdings and

19 Dec 2016 · Aviation sector economic challenges

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

16 Mar 2016 · Aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

20 Jan 2016 · Meeting CEOs of european airline companies

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

2 Oct 2015 · Meeting representives of 5 airline companies

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

15 Jul 2015 · Meeting 4 CEO's of European airlines

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

26 Feb 2015 · Eadyjet CEO McCall

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)

26 Feb 2015 · Meeting with easyJet

Meeting with Linsey Mccallum (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

26 Feb 2015 · Discussion on Airport Markets

Meeting with Marjeta Jager (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc), Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

6 Feb 2015 · EasyJet Head of Regulation