EasyJet warns it is set to lose £845m due to coronavirus pandemic in its first ever annual loss

EasyJet warns it is set to lose £845million – equivalent to a THIRD of its £2.3bn value – due to the coronavirus pandemic in its first ever annual loss Group is braced for pre-tax losses of between £815 million and £845 million It blamed the coronavirus pandemic for its first ever loss in its history … Read more

Easyjet Holidays promises to refund customers if they change mind about upcoming trips

Easyjet Holidays promises to refund customers if they change their mind about an upcoming trip: Will other travel firms follow suit? The new Protection Promise hopes to encourage customers to book trips  It is offering full refunds for customers who change their mind about holidays We spoke to other travel firms to see if they … Read more

Easyjet appoints new finance chief as it expects major capacity drop

Easyjet nabs new finance chief from Tui as it warns capacity for autumn to be less than 40% of planned levels Easyjet chairman John Barton described Kenton Jarvis as a man of ‘high calibre’   Jarvis was formerly finance director at the defunct travel firm Airtours Holidays  CEO Johan Lundgren has called for a winter furlough … Read more

EasyJet passenger throws punch at African woman who told him ‘don’t chat sh*t about my people’

Shocking moment British easyJet passenger throws punch at African woman who told him ‘don’t chat sh*t about my people’ in furious bust-up on packed flight EasyJet staff intervened when the argument broke out at the front of the plane Witnesses said brawl came when the man allegedly racially abused another flyer It is unclear whether … Read more

Moment easyJet passenger, 46, with lung damage is thrown off plane for not wearing a face mask

An easyJet passenger with lung damage was hauled off a flight for not wearing a face mask as staff allegedly refused to accept his medical exemption without certification. Brian Spinks, from Falkirk, Scotland, boarded a flight from Luton to Edinburgh on Tuesday but was asked to leave the flight despite having a medical condition. The … Read more

EasyJet boss calls for coronavirus testing at borders to get Britain flying again

The boss of EasyJet last night became the latest business chief to pledge support to the Daily Mail’s campaign to Get Britain Flying Again with border tests. Demanding a shift away from the current policy of imposing quarantine restrictions on people returning from many countries, chief executive Johan Lundgren said there was ‘still time to … Read more

EasyJet boss JOHAN LUNDGREN says targeted approach to quarantine is too little, too late 

The reason I chose to move to the UK – a nation built on trade, openness and connectivity – more than a decade ago to work in holidays and aviation was because the travel sector here was the most vibrant and exciting in the world. Regional airports were well-served and London was the leading travel … Read more

Fuming easyJet passengers accuse airline of not cleaning planes properly

Fuming easyJet passengers have accused the troubled airline of not cleaning their planes properly as they share photos of used tissues and dirty trays.  Travellers claim they found dirt and detritus in their seats, despite flight crew assuring them that a deep clean had taken place prior to boarding. The complaints come as the airline … Read more

British-Israeli woman sues Easyjet for £15,000 after they make her move seats twice

A British-Israeli woman is suing easyJet for £15,000 after they made her move seats twice because ultra-Orthodox Jewish men refused to sit next to a female passenger.  Melanie Wolfson, 38, is claiming 66,438 shekels compensation from the low-cost airline in a lawsuit filed on her behalf by the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC). Ms Wolfson, a professional … Read more

EasyJet passengers flying from Gibraltar forced to quarantine after they were put up in Spain hotel

Dozens of easyJet passengers flying to the UK from Gibraltar are forced to quarantine for 14 days after they were put up in a hotel in SPAIN when their flight was delayed Monday flight from Gibraltar was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions  Gibraltar rooms full so passengers had to fend for themselves or go … Read more