Easyjet removes 1,700 flights from its summer schedule
EasyJet confirmed that it removed 1,700 flights from its summer schedule to and from London-Gatwick Airport citing air traffic control disruptions, an indicator that airlines are preemptively scrapping flights to limit travel chaos.
Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline canceled these flights scheduled to operate between July and September, affecting some 180,000 passengers. According to an EasyJet spokesman, this equates to less than one day’s flying, compared to the more than 90,000 flights scheduled during the summer months.
Customers whose flights have been cancelled will be rebooked on alternate flights or receive a refund.
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The flight adjustments will help reduce challenges posed by airspace congestion due to the war in Ukraine and air traffic control delays, the spokesman said. EasyJet is not the only airline that has had to cut its summer schedule. Ryanair, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have canceled flights citing air traffic controller strikes and disruptions.
Eurocontrol, which manages airspace in Europe, warned last week of more disruption this summer as some destinations could become overloaded with air traffic. The strike has also hit the aviation sector hard this year, as many air traffic controllers across Europe have gone on strike over their working conditions.
The USB union, which represents Eurocontrol staff, threatened to go on strike for a six-month period, and indicated that they were negotiating with Eurocontrol’s Director General, but had not yet “received written assurances or agreements,” Bloomberg reported.
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