Buster the Bear
27th May 2004, 14:37
LONDON (AFX) - easyJet PLC, the Luton-based no-frills airline, said it is launching a new Europe-wide search for airports to be part of its measured expansion plans.
"There are numerous opportunities for growth in Europe and at any one time we are always talking to many airports. We are in a buyer's market in Europe for airport services. Our challenge is narrowing down the airport opportunities to those that meet our criteria," said chief executive Ray Webster.
easyJet is asking airports to self-select, according to a set of criteria, such as whether the airport can support 20-minute aircraft turnarounds and whether the airport can demonstrate market opportunities to multiple easyJet destinations.
Last summer easyJet launched an identical campaign, to which 83 airports responded. From these, easyJet has already announced the establishment of six new airports to the easyJet network - Berlin, Dortmund, Basel, Cologne, Budapest and Ljubljana.
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"There are numerous opportunities for growth in Europe and at any one time we are always talking to many airports. We are in a buyer's market in Europe for airport services. Our challenge is narrowing down the airport opportunities to those that meet our criteria," said chief executive Ray Webster.
easyJet is asking airports to self-select, according to a set of criteria, such as whether the airport can support 20-minute aircraft turnarounds and whether the airport can demonstrate market opportunities to multiple easyJet destinations.
Last summer easyJet launched an identical campaign, to which 83 airports responded. From these, easyJet has already announced the establishment of six new airports to the easyJet network - Berlin, Dortmund, Basel, Cologne, Budapest and Ljubljana.
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