Brand-new easyJet aircraft already in the air for commercial flight just hours after delivery

easyJet put a newly delivered Airbus A321neo into commercial service extremely quickly, launching its first revenue flight about 12 hours after the aircraft arrived at the airline’s main UK hub. Aviation data tracked by AeroSignals shows the Airbus A321-251NX (registration G-ZXIJ) departed Airbus’s Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport on Sept. 22, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The ferry flight, cruising at 38,000 feet, reached London Gatwick Airport after a 90-minute hop across the North Sea, landing at 15:30 UTC. easyJet completed an overnight turnaround and pushed back for its maiden passenger service, flight U28439 to Marseille Provence Airport, at 03:30 UTC on Sept. 23. The aircraft seats 235 passengers in easyJet’s single-class configuration, and is the largest A321neo variant in its fleet.