easyJet celebrates its 200th program in May
- 3/26/2025
- 8 Day

easyJet will celebrate its 200th Fearless
Flyer course on 10 May having helped nearly 14,000 people overcome their fear
of flying since the programme launched in 2012.
easyJet has announced additional Fearless Flyer
courses are available to book now to help aerophobes take to the skies with
confidence in 2025.
Eight courses will run from 10 May 2025 to 23 June
2025, with experience flights taking place at eight UK airports; Belfast,
Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, London Luton, London Gatwick and
easyJet’s new base London Southend Airport for the first time, so customers
have the choice of a location convenient to them.
easyJet’s Fearless Flyer course continues to be one of
the best-priced aerophobia programmes in the UK, starting at £89 per person for
the online-only course.
Since 2012, the programme has helped nearly 14,000
individuals, with a success rate of more than 95%, and the airline will
excitingly celebrate its 200th course on Saturday 10 May 2025 with an
experience flight taking off from London Gatwick Airport.
With one in six people estimated to be a nervous
flyer, the course offers reassurance and winning techniques by senior easyJet
pilots and phobia experts to help combat concerns around flying to help even
the most ardent aerophobe to overcome their fear of flying.
easyJet’s Fearless Flyer course is divided
into three main parts:
A virtual ground course, where an easyJet captain
explains the unfamiliar sounds and sensations customers feel onboard an
aircraft during take off, landing and during times of turbulence. In addition,
Lawrence Leyton, a leading expert in the psychology of fear, teaches a unique
set of mind techniques to help manage nerves.
A pre-flight one-hour ‘Meet the Team’ online Zoom
session, where participants will be walked through the airport experience and
what to expect. There will also be a Q&A session with the Fearless Flyer
Team including an easyJet pilot, Lawrence Leyton and Course Director Mark Wein,
who shares his tips and advice on how he overcame his own fear of flying many
years ago.
And lastly, a special one-hour experience flight from
the course airport, where customers put their new skills to the test whilst
listening to a live commentary of the flight from the Fearless Flyer team.
Spaces on the courses are available at
www.fearlessflyer.easyjet.com
Mark Wein, easyJet’s Fearless Flyer Course Director,
said: “As someone who used to have a fear of flying, I understand only too well
how restrictive this fear can be, but it really isn’t that difficult to
overcome it. Often, it’s just a lack of knowledge or a fear of panic attacks
that is the root cause of the issue, which is why the easyJet Fearless Flyer
course is so successful.
“We’re really excited to reach our 200th course and
it’s a testament to the easyJet pilots and Fearless Flyer team who have been
committed to making this programme a success. I encourage anyone with any
doubts about flying to book now and change your life.”
Richard Cox, who last flew 18 years ago, attended the
Bristol course in March 2025 and said: “All I can say is from start to finish
it was all absolutely amazing, the online course is excellent, the zoom meeting
was spot on and covered everything, meeting the team at the airport was
brilliant there isn't a part that I could even try to criticise or say could be
changed. Every member of the team were brilliant, but I have to say Captain
Kate was a credit to easyJet, and cabin crew member Annie on board had so much
time for me. Meeting the Captain on board certainly put my mind at ease as I
was able to put a face to who was in control. Mark’s breathing exercises on
board were priceless. I could go on all day, so in a nutshell everyone and
every aspect was outstanding, I can't thank you all enough.”
