EasyJet expands schedule on better than expected summer bookings

The airline, which for the three months to the end of June posted a headline loss before tax of 324.5 million pounds ($424 million) as flights were grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, forecast a smaller loss in the current quarter.

Reuters

August 04, 2020 / 13:00 IST

British low cost airline easyJet said it planned to fly about 40 percent of its capacity over the rest of the summer, more than it had originally scheduled on better than expected booking demand.

The airline, which for the three months to the end of June posted a headline loss before tax of 324.5 million pounds ($424 million) as flights were grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, forecast a smaller loss in the current quarter.

Reuters

first published: Aug 4, 2020 12:50 pm

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