did easyjet buy go?
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did easyjet buy go?
i don't know if any one else has noticed that when easyjet allegedly took over go that, suddenly stelios resignes to look at new ventures!!! and most of the old easyjet managers are made redundant, and the ex GO managers take their places. a lot of the go procedures have also come into place.
easyjet also LOSE their loyalty with handling agents and go with go's phylosophy of cheapers better.
makes you think
easyjet also LOSE their loyalty with handling agents and go with go's phylosophy of cheapers better.
makes you think
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There are so many inaccuracies in that post it's hard to know where to start!
Can you please highlight the parts with any remote relationship to fact and maybe you'll get a response.
Can you please highlight the parts with any remote relationship to fact and maybe you'll get a response.
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What you say here is not really the case. Stelios stood down from his position to ensure compliance with corporate governance and to move on to other ventures, he made that very clear at the time.
There was no cull of easyJet or Go managers for that matter, at the time of the merger. After 6 months or so there was the inevitable fallout that occurs in most mergers of this kind. A number of GO Directors have left, and a number of easyJet Directors have left. In June a voluntary redundancy package was offered by the Company that a number of easyJet and Go managers accepted, all within the normal scope of a merger, in my experience. Naturally, as the two airlines have completed the integration the former Go managers have responsibility and will apply their experience.
As for loyalty of their handling agents, its a bit far down the road now to be worried about that, the two airlines have been one for almost a year
What you say here is not really the case. Stelios stood down from his position to ensure compliance with corporate governance and to move on to other ventures, he made that very clear at the time.
There was no cull of easyJet or Go managers for that matter, at the time of the merger. After 6 months or so there was the inevitable fallout that occurs in most mergers of this kind. A number of GO Directors have left, and a number of easyJet Directors have left. In June a voluntary redundancy package was offered by the Company that a number of easyJet and Go managers accepted, all within the normal scope of a merger, in my experience. Naturally, as the two airlines have completed the integration the former Go managers have responsibility and will apply their experience.
As for loyalty of their handling agents, its a bit far down the road now to be worried about that, the two airlines have been one for almost a year
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cwllpl,
Ray Webster was in charge of easyJet before and during the take over of Go, and he is stil the Chief Executive. Some Go Directors such as David Magliano and Ed Winter moved over to easyJet, but Barbara Cassani refused a 'second in command' position at easyJet and left the airline business (with a hefty addition to her bank balance).
Rather than Go procedures taking the place of easyJet ones, an evaluation was made to try and deduce which airlines procedures worked best. Although some Go procedures were taken on board, some easyJet ones were extended to cover the whole operation as well, such as free seating replacing the Go system of assigned seats.
Generally speaking, Go was considered a high quality operation, 'cheaper is better' doesn't neccessarily describe them or their activities, the passengers interests were always put first. (although they were obviously focused on keeping costs down)
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Landing_24R
Ray Webster was in charge of easyJet before and during the take over of Go, and he is stil the Chief Executive. Some Go Directors such as David Magliano and Ed Winter moved over to easyJet, but Barbara Cassani refused a 'second in command' position at easyJet and left the airline business (with a hefty addition to her bank balance).
Rather than Go procedures taking the place of easyJet ones, an evaluation was made to try and deduce which airlines procedures worked best. Although some Go procedures were taken on board, some easyJet ones were extended to cover the whole operation as well, such as free seating replacing the Go system of assigned seats.
Generally speaking, Go was considered a high quality operation, 'cheaper is better' doesn't neccessarily describe them or their activities, the passengers interests were always put first. (although they were obviously focused on keeping costs down)
Cheers
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Who cares about whose procedures were best.
Having just read Barbara Cassani's book and compared it to my own previous expereience as a pax on both Easy & Go, I know who I would choose. Go looked after PEOPLE, can those at Easyjet say the same ?
Barbara 1, Selios 0 ????
Having just read Barbara Cassani's book and compared it to my own previous expereience as a pax on both Easy & Go, I know who I would choose. Go looked after PEOPLE, can those at Easyjet say the same ?
Barbara 1, Selios 0 ????
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YES. Both take/took care of their passengers Go was a good airline and offered a good product, as does easyJet. 20m or so passengers a year on easyJet can't all be wrong now can they?
