Editing EasyJet (section)

===Flotation ===
On 5 November 2000, EasyJet was floated on the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref name="KE"/> In October 2004, the [[FL Group]], owner of the airlines [[Icelandair]] and [[Sterling Airlines]], purchased an 8.4% stake in the airline.<ref name="fl group">{{cite web |title=Prospectus September 2007 |url=http://www.flgroup.is/library/68 |publisher=FL Group |page=31 |access-date=28 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722021330/http://www.flgroup.is/library/68 |archive-date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> Over the course of 2005, FL increased its share in the company periodically to 16.9%,<ref name="fl group"/> fuelling speculation that it would mount a takeover bid for the UK carrier.<ref>{{cite news | title = Easyjet shares rise on bid talk |work=BBC News | date = 9 January 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4594796.stm | access-date =21 January 2008}}</ref> However, in April 2006, the threat of takeover receded as FL sold its stake for €325 million, securing a profit of €140 million on its investment.<ref>{{cite news | title = FL Group's sale of EasyJet holding puts an end to months of takeover speculation |work=Financial Times | date = 6 April 2006 | url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71b9c7d4-c50a-11da-b7c1-0000779e2340.html?nclick_check=1 | access-date =28 January 2010}}</ref>

In March 2013, EasyJet was promoted to the [[FTSE 100]]; during the same month, the company launched its 100th route from Gatwick Airport, offering flights directly from London to [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Frac |first=Kevin |url=http://www.cfo-insight.com/corporate-strategy/performance-management/cfo-chris-kennedy-pilots-EasyJet-lands-on-ftse-100/ |title=CFO Chris Kennedy Pilots EasyJet, Lands on FTSE 100 – CFO Insight |publisher=Cfo-insight.com |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430081252/http://www.cfo-insight.com/corporate-strategy/performance-management/cfo-chris-kennedy-pilots-easyjet-lands-on-ftse-100/ |archive-date=30 April 2013}}</ref> By 2015, the company was flying routes to more than 130 destinations in 31 countries, operated 26 bases centred around Europe, and had a total of 10,000 employees.<ref name = "20 telegraph"/>