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| EasyJet plans to close bases and cut staff | EasyJet plans to close bases and cut staff |
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| EasyJet says it has begun consultations on plans to close bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle. | |
| It follows an announcement by the airline that it may need to reduce staff numbers by up to a third because of the coronavirus pandemic. | It follows an announcement by the airline that it may need to reduce staff numbers by up to a third because of the coronavirus pandemic. |
| The Unite union said nearly 1,300 crew members faced losing their jobs. | |
| Pilots' union Balpa said it had been told by EasyJet that 727 of its UK-based pilots were at risk of redundancy. | |
| That is equivalent to one in three of its pilots, Balpa said. | That is equivalent to one in three of its pilots, Balpa said. |
| EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren said: "The lower demand environment means we need fewer aircraft and have less opportunity for work for our people. | EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren said: "The lower demand environment means we need fewer aircraft and have less opportunity for work for our people. |
| "We are committed to working constructively with our employee representatives across the network with the aim of minimising job losses as far as possible." | "We are committed to working constructively with our employee representatives across the network with the aim of minimising job losses as far as possible." |
| However, Balpa general secretary Brian Stratton said the job cuts were "an excessive over-reaction". | |
| "EasyJet won't find a supply of pilots waiting to come back when the recovery takes place over the next two years." | "EasyJet won't find a supply of pilots waiting to come back when the recovery takes place over the next two years." |
| Easyjet currently has 11 bases in the UK, with 163 aircraft, serving 546 routes. | |
| Even though it is looking at closing Stansted, Southend and Newcastle, it said the airports would remain part of its route network. | |
| The airline said in May that it planned up to 4,500 job cuts as it struggled with the collapse in air travel due to the coronavirus crisis. | |
| Airlines have been hit hard by lockdowns and travel restrictions around the world, with many announcing job cuts. | |
| Even though Easyjet has started to fly passengers again, it does not expect 2019 levels of demand to be reached again until 2023. |