EasyJet’s chief operating officer Peter Bellew has resigned amid growing anger over flight disruption. The airline has been one of the worst hit for cancellations in recent months. It has axed thousands of flights, including many on the day they were due to depart. EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren said: “I would like to thank…
Investigation Underway Following Passenger Death at Gatwick Airport
An investigation has been launched after a disabled passenger died on Wednesday, Gatwick Airport said. The unidentified male passenger with reduced mobility (PRM) reportedly fell on Wednesday afternoon when going up an escalator to the London airport’s north terminal after he decided to get off an EasyJet plane on his own instead of waiting for…
Airline EasyJet Cancels Around 80 Flights
Low-cost carrier EasyJet canceled 80 flights on Sunday due to the ongoing challenging operating environment. The European airline, in its statement on Sunday, said it was working to help customers rebook flights and find hotels. Flight-tracking website showed EasyJet canceled 98, or 5 percent, of its flights. It also showed that 822, or 45 percent…
EasyJet to Cancel More Than 20 Daily Half-Term Flights From London Gatwick
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break. The airline said the cancellations would affect about 24 flights per day from London’s Gatwick airport between May 28 and June 6. It added the cancellations were “necessary to provide reliable services…
EasyJet to Remove Row of Seats so It Can Fly With Fewer Crew Amid Labor Crunch
British airliner easyJet has said it plans to remove seats in some of its planes this summer so that it can fly with fewer crew members amid staff shortages. In a statement to Business Traveller, the airline said the move was an “effective way of operating our fleet while building additional resilience and flexibility into our…
EasyJet Bookings ‘Exceeding Pre-Pandemic Levels’ After UK Drops Restrictions
Summer flight bookings are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, easyJet has announced. The Luton-based airline said more bookings were made during the past six weeks than in the same period in 2019. Passengers are booking flights closer to departure than before the virus crisis. EasyJet said the UK’s removal of its coronavirus travel restrictions on January 24…
UK-Based EasyJet Becomes Latest Airline to Relax Mask Rules
British-based EasyJet has become the latest airline to announce a relaxation of its mask-wearing policy. From Sunday, passengers and crew will no longer need to wear masks onboard flights if they are not a legal requirement at either end of the route. It means mandatory mask-wearing will be dropped on UK domestic flights–excluding routes to…
Aviation Industry Shaken by Omicron, Bookings Affected
Airline bosses have expressed their apprehensions regarding Omicron’s impact on the sector as it slowly limps back to normalcy following pandemic-related travel restrictions that may be reimposed if the variant turns out to be a vaccine-resistant superspreader. “December is a very important month for the air travel business. If that is lost, or the winter…
Lufthansa, EasyJet Win EU Court Backing to Buy Air Berlin Assets
BRUSSELS—German airline Lufthansa and British peer EasyJet on Wednesday gained backing from Europe’s second top court for their acquisitions of insolvent German carrier Air Berlin’s assets four years ago. Lufthansa received the EU green light from the European Commission in 2017 to buy Air Berlin’s subsidiary LGW in return for giving up some slots at…
EasyJet Reports 93 Percent Take-Up of $1.6 Billion Rights Issue
LONDON—British airline easyJet said its investors had bought 93 percent of the new shares on offer in its 1.2 billion pound ($1.64 billion) rights issue, designed to help fund its recovery from the pandemic. The airline announced the cash call, its second during 18 months of COVID-19, earlier this month, at the same time as…
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