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easyJet set to close Madrid base
21 June 2012 @ 09:21

Low-fare airline easyJet is proposing to close its Madrid base from winter 2012/13 but will continue to fly to the Spanish city from other bases.

The budget carrier said it was reviewing options for its eight Madrid-based aircraft and 310 crew.

EasyJet said all pilots and cabin crew in Madrid would be offered a job in the airline’s other bases and that it hoped to retain as many staff as possible.

The airline said Madrid was delivering returns below all its other bases and that there were high airport charges.

While easyJet proposes to reduce its capacity to and from Madrid by around 20% in the next financial year, the reduction to and from Spain will be 7%. After the proposed changes easyJet expects to carry more than 12 million passengers to and from Spain next year.

Source: Gibraltar Chronicle

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Malcolm said:
23 June 2012 @ 05:29

Another case of high airport charges causing budget airlines to abandon airports. Looks to me as if it will go the same way as Almeria; tourist numbers to the area are down because there are fewer flights using the airport. Why fewer flights?? Too high airport charges for the operators. Something needs to be done to protect the tourist industry which Spain relies upon so heavily.