When is the next likely batch of EZY new routes to be announced eg W20?
Lots of capacity to fill for the winter months so expect some new routes for those who see a summer fleet increase

April, always check the schedule release dates page on their website as it gives ideas and when known the dates they will be released

Electric Easyjet
 

Have been taking an interest in the gradual developments of electric aircraft recently, and one of the major players in attempting to develop an A320 sized jet is EasyJet and Wright Electric. It will be interesting to see how close to the 2030 target they are able to get a fully electric airliner into service. There is quite a lot of cynicism about electric aircraft being scaled up, but looking at how rapid things are improving in the automotive landscape I'm quite confident that the lessons learned and efficiency improvements will quickly help the aero industry.

Current estimate is for the motors to be flight tested in 2023, with a 186 seat airliner with a 300nm (345mi) range to go into service in 2030: https://www.flightglobal.com/program...136456.article

This made me wonder, how many routes do EasyJet currently have that are under 300nm, and the answer is quite a few (47 from the UK by my quick count/trawl through Wiki). Also, many of these routes are quite high volume (UK-AMS/CDG, BFS-rest of UK) so aircraft would be quite well utilised.
http://www.gcmap.com/map?P=bfs-bhx,+...X=720x360&PM=*
Link to map: Great Circle Mapper

Ideally, you would want a small amount of extra range (probably 350nm/403mi) to cover some of the longer trunk routes (MAN-CDG, LGW-EDI/GLA are just out of range). It will be interesting to consider how such an operation would affect the utilisation of the jets, since they often fly a variety of sector lengths on any given day. I also wonder if (slot concerns aside), a fairly cheap to fly electric aircraft would help boost domestic aviation in the UK - routes like LGW-MAN/NCL likely make a lot more sense when not being flown by an aircraft that is able to fly almost 20x the distance with a full load.

I approve of the concept, but are these numbers taking into account the contingency required for airliners to hold and possibly divert to an alternate airfield in the event of encountering adverse conditions?

I'm taking the assumption that the quoted target range of 300nm is accounting for some additional capacity for holding and diversions - so that will be the usable service range of the aircraft. I can't find any information outlining that, but it would seem silly to quote a range that that it wouldn't be able to achieve in service.

Fair enough. Just checking. :-)

I'm a keen supporter of new propulsion technology. But a viable solution seems a long way off yet.

New routes

VLC - GVA

IBZ - TXL
IBZ - NCE

Also

Milan Malpensa - Comiso
London Luton - Ljubljana
Bristol - Kos, Preveza
Amsterdam - Copenhagen
Berlin Tegel - Ajaccio, Chania, Sofia, Klagenfurt, Amsterdam
Berlin Schoenefeld - Comiso, Zakynthos, Porto, Tivat
Geneva - Lamezia
Naples - Birmingham
Nantes - Palermo, Montpellier
Toulouse - Essaouira

AMS-ZRH and TXL-FRA to be cancelled for summer 2020.

All flights to Spain cancelled between 17th-29th March. No idea if this includes Gibraltar

re GIB
 

Keep an eye on this if you are booked or meeting etc -
https://www.gibraltarairport.gi/cont...ve-flight-info

And for today - Bristol - Gibraltar easyJet EZY 6299 07:10 Final Boarding

Source?
 

Do you have a source for that? Their app and website are showing all random flights I checked as operating.

Gib seem fine to me. Why do you say final boarding? I am sure the Gibraltar government would want to maintain links to the UK.

''Final Boarding'' is what happens when planes are almost ready to go - that was live info as I mentioned from today's BRS flight departures this morning :)

Update - Gibraltar easyJet EZY 6299 07:10 Gate Closed

OK looks like EasyJet’s Spain flights for that period are listed as Sold Out if you try to book them. However Gibraltar flights are still bookable at this time so looks like they will continue. Gonna be a nightmare though for the majority of people who do use the airport to cross into Spain.

Easy Jet. E-Mail
 

Flew back from Lanzarote yesterday to Bristol Airport with Easy jet.
Have received e-mails from Easy Jet today indicating that anyone with flights booked from Spain [ including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands ] and due to return home after tomorrow will have alternative flights organised to repatriate them earlier then their original flight times and days.
Also states that they cannot guarantee that transfers can be organised at such short notice.
So not only is your Holiday curtailed but you may have to make your own way from your accomodation to the Airport.
Dark days and months for the industry,peoples jobs both here and abroad.
When I disembarked from our aircraft at Lanzarote arrecife airport a week ago it was noticeable how much quieter the ramp was than in previous years.No Monarch,Thomas Cook uk.No AirBerlin.
In less than a weeks time that airport amongst many others will become literal ghost towns.

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at least they are getting you back to the UK rather than being stuck down route with nowhere to stay. Hotels are now closing up in 48hours in some regions due to it all.

Easyjet announcing it might ground most of its fleet

^^ That has become inevitable. In fact I think they should have laid down their weapons a bit earlier. It's by far my favourite low-cost airline, I sincerely hope they'll survive.

When it comes to rescue packages which government pays for what at Easyjet? There is Easyjet Europe with its headquarters in Austria for inter EU traffic, Easyjet Switzerland and Easyjet UK which are all owned by Easyjet PLC which is actually EU owned and controlled but considered to be a British company.

Not sure it should be down to British tax payers to keep the whole group going.