The Times - 16 Aug:
EasyJet cancels flights
By Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent
EASYJET cancelled flights booked by 10,000 passengers last night after admitting that it had expanded too quickly to offer a reliable service.
The cancelled flights are the first casualties of the Luton-based budget airline’s £374 million takeover of Go, its Stansted-based former rival. EasyJet is permanently removing all Go flights from Belfast to Glasgow and Edinburgh from next Tuesday. It is contacting 9,882 passengers with Go tickets to offer them alternative easyJet flights where available.
The announcement came after easyJet told its pilots, in letters obtained by The Times, that it was struggling with “severe disruption”.
The cancellation of the Belfast flights raises doubts about other services on which easyJet and Go compete for customers, including London to Barcelona, Málaga, Nice and Palma.
A spokesman said there were no plans for any further changes. EasyJet and Go have separate but overlapping catchment areas.