easyJet hit by ‘unexpected and significant costs’ from French air-traffic control strike
easyJet complains of ‘unacceptable challenges’ from French air-traffic control strikes
- easyJet's chief executive, Kenton Jarvis, criticised French air-traffic control strikes for causing significant disruption and unexpected costs to airlines and passengers.
- He specifically referenced the two-day strike on 3 and 4 June, which led to dozens of easyJet flights being cancelled across various European routes.
- The strikes resulted in nearly 3,000 flight cancellations and over 7,400 delays across Europe, with Eurocontrol estimating the cost to the aviation industry at €120m.
- easyJet's CEO is adding pressure to other carriers, such as Ryanair, for the European Union to address the chaos caused by national air-traffic control strikes affecting “overflights”.
- Despite these challenges, easyJet reported a £50m increase in headline profit for the April-June quarter, with strong demand leading to 92 per cent of seats being filled in June.