Why can’t I get a cash refund online from BA or Easyjet?

Travellers with cancelled trips have been left frustrated after being told they can only get a cash refund if they call up the airline they booked the flights with. British Airways and Easyjet passengers have been particularly annoyed after the airlines removed the option of a cash refund from their websites recently, meaning many have … Read more

EasyJet grounds its entire fleet of 330 planes due to coronavirus pandemic 

EasyJet grounds its entire fleet of 330 planes due to coronavirus pandemic By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:16 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 07:16 BST, 30 March 2020 EasyJet has today grounded its entire fleet of 330-plus planes as coronavirus continued to decimate Britain’s airlines.  The company has worked with union … Read more

Coronavirus: Ryanair, easyJet and BA are among airlines refusing cash refunds

Ryanair, easyJet and BA are among airlines refusing cash refunds to passengers despite Foreign Office travel ban due to global coronavirus Thousands of travellers are desperate to cancel their upcoming holidays  It follows Government’s warning against all but essential travel to anywhere  Which? found carriers are refusing refunds on flights still scheduled to run ** … Read more

Coronavirus UK: EasyJet boss apologises for calling it ‘hype’

EasyJet boss Peter Bellew is forced to apologise for writing off coronavirus as ‘ridiculous hype’ in video to staff Peter Bellew claimed there was ‘ridiculous hype’ surrounding coronavirus He told cabin crew they must report for duty despite danger posed by virus  Another video issued to staff he plagiarised a speech by Ireland’s Leo Varadkar … Read more

EasyJet boss Peter Bellew is forced to apologise

EasyJet boss Peter Bellew is forced to apologise for writing off coronavirus as ‘ridiculous hype’ in video to staff Peter Bellew claimed there was ‘ridiculous hype’ surrounding coronavirus He told cabin crew they must report for duty despite danger posed by virus  Another video issued to staff he plagiarised a speech by Ireland’s Leo Varadkar … Read more

Stelios urges Easyjet to fire staff and stop buying planes

Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou urges the airline to fire staff and stop buying planes amid coronavirus chaos By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Easyjet’s founder urged the airline to slash costs by cancelling orders for planes and sacking staff during the … Read more

EasyJet joins Ryanair to ground majority of its fleet from next Tuesday amid coronavirus travel ban

EasyJet has become the latest to announce that it will be grounding the majority of its fleet in response to the growing number of coronavirus travel bans. The airline stated that the new measures will take effect from Tuesday. It will operate rescue flights ‘as required to repatriate customers’ and will continue to run a ‘minimal … Read more

Easyjet bans the sale of nuts on planes to protect passengers with allergies

Easyjet bans the sale of nuts on planes to protect passengers with allergies and urges those on board not to eat any they’ve brought with them The change came into force last month across all easyJet flights  It followed the ex-aviation minister’s outlined plans to crack down on nuts In 2016 a 15-year-old girl died … Read more

EasyJet is the UK’s favourite flight-booking website

Revealed: The UK’s favourite flight-booking websites – and it’s easyJet that’s No1 and Skyscanner in second place EasyJet is ranked the top site for affordability, reliability and ease of use It was ranked against nine other sites including Ryanair and TravelSupermarket For a trip to Alicante from Gatwick Skyscanner offers cheaper fares than easyJet  By … Read more

BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered by coronavirus crisis

£15 billion airline rout: BA owner IAG and Easyjet among shares hammered as coronavirus crisis clobbers the travel industry By James Salmon and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 Major airlines have seen more than £15billion wiped off their value in just … Read more