easyJet says adios to flights
Written by News Desk
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Despite cutting winter flights from London Stansted to Almeria and Valencia, easyJet says it has no plans for redundancies at the airport
Luton based airline easyJet is scrapping flights from Stansted to Spanish destinations Almeria and Valencia this winter and transferring these services to Gatwick as part of a cost-cutting process.
But it says it has no current plans for redundancies at Stansted.
Unlike low fares rival Ryanair, which cut back on winter services at Stansted with a tirade against airport owner BAA, easyJet has taken the broader view of tough conditions in the aviation industry and cut back gracefully.
The Spanish routes represent 12 per cent of easyJet’s Stansted capacity. The axe continues to hover over easyJet’s Dortmund base.
A spokesman for the airline said: “Overall, capacity growth for the winter has been reduced and is currently planned to be in the region of 4 -6 per cent. Flying at less profitable times has been thinned and easyJet will reallocate capacity from weaker performing bases towards higher value opportunities including Gatwick, France and Italy.
“In the current environment flexibility is vital and we continue to review our schedule and make further adjustments.”