EasyJet has confirmed that it will not introduce surcharges on its flights or package holidays, the airline has announced. The company says that the measure is designed to give customers complete peace of mind when booking as it announced that no charges will apply to any pre‑booked easyJet holidays packages or to any new bookings for summer 2026.
The measure will apply to any pre-booked flights and package holidays, or future bookings. Garry Wilson, CEO of easyJet holidays, said: “We know that holidaymakers may have questions about what recent global events might mean for their travel plans this summer so we are giving our customers absolute peace of mind that no surcharges will be added to their flights or package holidays.
“Our operations remain unaffected, so customers can be confident that not only will their holiday go ahead as planned, but there will be no surprise extra payments, and they can enjoy their brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices.”
EasyJet flies on Europe’s most popular routes and carried 100 million passengers in 2025.
The airline has over 350 aircraft flying on over 1,200 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour’s drive of an easyJet airport.
The news provides a rare glimour of good news for travellers amid fears of flight cancellations and travel chaos caused by the Iran war.
UK airlines have insisted they are not currently seeing a shortage of jet fuel as they buy it in advance and airports maintain stocks, but the Government has said it is “closely monitoring” stocks.
Airports will make it easier for airlines to cancel flights without running the risk of losing their allocated “slots” – scheduled times for take-off or landing which some UK airports assign to airlines – if fuel shortages prevent them from flying.
The Government also plans to temporarily relax laws that require airlines to operate part-full flights from UK airports, The Times reported.
This would allow flight schedules to be consolidated months before any potential fuel shortages, meaning there may be fewer flight options available but minimising disruption and last-minute cancellations, the paper said.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
