EasyJet is cutting more flights in the summer following government orders designed to avoid further disruptions to airport travel.
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Authorities told airlines last week to review their schedules and ensure that flights are met after a shortage of staff after the blockade left airlines and airports unable to cope with the increase in travel as restrictions on Covid were canceled.
EasyJet announced on Monday that in response to subsequent flight restrictions at two of its largest airports, London Gatwick and Amsterdam, it was “proactively consolidating” a number of flights to give customers time to review their travel and offer re-offerings. reservation.
Flights from other airports are also likely to be affected.
EasyJet said it expects most customers to be able to book for alternative flights again, many of which will be on the same day they originally planned to travel.
“Unfortunately, the ongoing challenging operating environment continued to have an impact, which led to the cancellation,” said easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren.
“Combined with airport restrictions, we are taking precautionary measures to increase resilience over the summer, including a number of additional flight consolidations at affected airports, notifying customers in advance and expecting the vast majority to be re-booked for alternative flights within 24 hours.
“We believe this is the right action we need to take to be able to deliver to all our customers during the peak summer period in this challenging environment.”
The cancellations will result in easyJet operating about 87% of its pre-pandemic flight capacity from June 30 and about 90% of that capacity from July to September, the company said.
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Last month, the airline said it expected to service 90% of its capacity before the pandemic this quarter and 97% from July to September.
This is despite the increase in demand, as the number of travelers in April and May this year has risen to seven times in 2021.
Shares of EasyJet fell 3.5% on Monday morning.
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