EasyJet confirms UK base closures as travel pain continues

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British airline easyJet confirmed on Monday it would close three of its bases in the United Kingdom resulting in the loss of up to 670 jobs as the coronavirus pandemic continues to squeeze the travel industry.

FILE PHOTO: An easyjet Airbus A319 plane at Luton Airport after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , Luton, Britain, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo

EasyJet said in May that it would need to axe 4,500 jobs across Europe to prepare for a smaller travel market due to the pandemic, and is starting that contraction by closing bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle airports. EasyJet’s bigger rival Ryanair said on Monday that it would reduce its flight capacity by a further 20% during September and October after a reimposition of travel restrictions led to a notable weakness in forward bookings.

 

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Last flight, please turn the uk lights off

Well if they would stop cancelling flights that I am booked on and want/ed to take them they might fare better. I no longer have faith in any flights they advertise actually going...sick of them cancelling my flights.

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