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easyJet is cutting the number of flights out of Luton
easyJet is cutting the number of flights out of Luton
EasyJet is to cut 20 per cent of its flights out of Luton Airport and close its East Midlands base, it was revealed today.
The budget airline also wants to slash of the number of pilots and cabin crew at Belfast, Bristol, Newcastle and Stansted airports.
EasyJet blamed the cutbacks at Luton on 'the airport's failure to recognise the commercial realities of the recession', while saying that its East Midlands airport operation had 'remained stagnant for many years'.
The low-price carrier started at Luton and refers to it as its 'spiritual home' but had been refusing to pay higher landing charges proposed by the airport.
EasyJet said flights to and from East Midlands airport up to the end of the year are 'wholly unaffected'.
Passengers travelling to and from East Midlands beyond the end of this year would be informed well in advance if and how their travel might be affected.
The airline employs 120 staff and operates three aircraft at East Midlands, and carries around 700,000 passengers a year.
The consultation on crew numbers at Belfast, Bristol, Newcastle and Stansted affects about 40 pilot and cabin crew jobs.
EasyJet has 530 pilots and cabin crew at Luton where it operates 16 aircraft and carries 4.7 million passengers a year.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1210901/easyJet-slashes-flights-Luton-closes-Midlands-airport.html#ixzz0Q4kSYcVB
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