EasyJet Out Of East Midland Airport
Abi BrayBudget carrier easyJet may have experienced a great November with an increase in passenger bookings of 12 per cent, but recent news is less rosy.
The airline has revealed it will be making cuts that will result in a shut down of all its operations at East Midlands Airport and decrease flights at Luton Airport in London by 20 percent.
Flights originating from East Midlands Airport will be halted on January 5, 2010. Travellers who have made bookings for flights beyond that date with be contacted via email during the next week and given either a free transfer to another flight on easyJet, a free transfer to a flight on bmibaby or a 100% refund.
The 20 percent flight reduction from Luton Airport will mean that air connections with Athens, Cagliari and Vienna will be stopped, as well as decreased frequencies on many other routes.
An easyJet representative claimed that the carrier was considering moving some capacity to more profitable airports, although it may soon prove to be a futile option since an independent climate committee spearheaded by the British Government is scheduled to reveal that budget air travel represents an unsustainable commercial activity if the country is to meet its goals in carbon dioxide emission reduction.
To keep in line with this environmental proposal, expansion plans at regional airports have to be halted. These air facilities include Gatwick, Luton, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham and Bristol airports. The proposal also calls for large carbon taxes to be applied on ticketing prices.
Despite the moratorium on expansion for regional airports in the UK, the plan does allow construction of extra runways at Heathrow, Stansted and Edinburgh airports.
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