The chief executive of EasyJet said the low-cost airline had stabilised its flight operations after cutting its summer schedule last month, but melting runways and air traffic control (ATC) restrictions were not helping during a “challenging summer”. CEO Johan Lundgren said easyJet’s daily operations were back to pre-pandemic levels after the cuts, which followed caps…
The chief executive of EasyJet said the low-cost airline had stabilized its flight operations after cutting its summer schedule last month, but melting runways and air traffic control (ATC) restrictions were not helping during a “challenging summer”.
CEO Johan Lundgren said easyJet’s daily operations were back to pre-pandemic levels after the cuts, which followed caps on capacity at London Gatwick and Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
We can’t help if runways are closed down because they’re melting, we have help if air traffic control puts restrictions into the flow system,” he said at the Farnborough Airshow on Tuesday. But the things that are within our control, that’s been stabilized.
Flights at Britain’s London Luton Airport were temporarily disrupted on Monday after soaring temperatures caused a defect in its runway, prompting airlines to divert planes.
Lundgren said easyJet had removed a row of seats in its A319 aircraft to free a member of the cabin crew and had deployed more staff in airports to increase resilience
Lundgren said he backed airports capping flights, adding that easyJet’s cuts were in line with the moves.
“We were supportive of (a cap) because clearly, the airport is in the best situation to evaluate what the whole of the system can deliver, in terms of ground handlers as an example,” he said. For the sake of the customer, it is the airport that has the best view of the situation.
Source: IOL
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