All easyJet flight numbers changed

[strawberry Ribena]

Does anyone know why easyJet have changed all of their flight numbers this summer?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by strawberry Ribena

Does anyone know why easyJet have changed all of their flight numbers this summer?

They haven't. At least not the ones I've just been looking at.

I suspect you're confusing flight numbers with alphanumeric ATC callsigns. Most major European airlines, including EZY, use those extensively and they typically change en masse with each successive IATA season.

For example U2 602 (Edinburgh-Luton) used EZY94UD in Summer 2022, EZY15LU in Winter 2022 and for the Summer 2023 season (which started yesterday) it's using EZY72DP.

You will see exactly the same thing happening with BA, Iberia, Lufthansa, etc.

[strawberry Ribena]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

They haven't. At least not the ones I've just been looking at.

I suspect you're confusing flight numbers with alphanumeric ATC callsigns. Most major European airlines, including EZY, use those extensively and they typically change en masse with each successive IATA season.

For example U2 602 (Edinburgh-Luton) used EZY94UD in Summer 2022, EZY15LU in Winter 2022 and for the Summer 2023 season (which started yesterday) it's using EZY72DP.

You will see exactly the same thing happening with BA, Iberia, Lufthansa, etc.

It’s not call signs- actual flight numbers.

if you have a look now ezy11 was ltn Edi for the last 20 years It’s now become ezy 11 bfs-edi.

Manchester ezy used to start with 1, now start with EZY2XXX
Bristol used to start with 6 now moved to EZY 2XXX

Liverpool was EZY7XXX is now EZY3XXX

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by strawberry Ribena

It’s not call signs- actual flight numbers.

if you have a look now ezy11 was ltn Edi for the last 20 years It’s now become ezy 11 bfs-edi.

Manchester ezy used to start with 1, now start with EZY2XXX
Bristol used to start with 6 now moved to EZY 2XXX

Liverpool was EZY7XXX is now EZY3XXX

Fair enough, in that case it sounds like a bit of rationalisation is going on. Though it doesn't look like all flight numbers have changed - see my example for at least one that hasn't.