Now Easyjet is also drawing consequences from the corona-related slump in air traffic. Although the airline wants to take off again, it is cutting thousands of jobs.
The British airline Easyjet plans to cut almost a third of its jobs as a consequence of the corona crisis. 4,500 jobs should be cut, the company said on Thursday in London. Before Easyjet, the competitors British Airways, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic had already announced massive job cuts.
Due to the global travel restrictions in the wake of the corona pandemic, Easyjet suspended its flight operations at the end of March. From June 15, the company plans to offer at least a small number of flights again.
The flights are planned on routes on which Easyjet expects sufficient demand, as the airline announced a week ago. These are primarily domestic flights within the UK and France. Depending on the demand and the relaxation of the corona measures in the individual countries, the flight plan is to be expanded in the following weeks.
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