easyJet to cut Dortmund flights by 50%; close base
13.06.08
easyJet announced today that it is starting a 90 day consultation with its staff over whether to close its base in Dortmund, Germany. The budget airline also said it will cut about half of all flights from the airport in its winter schedule.
The airline said in a statement it was considering the closure because of the operating schedule at the airport. There are a total of 116 easyJet employees currently based at Dortmund.
A spokesman said: ‘Dortmund Airport has the most stringent operating hours of any easyJet crew base, which significantly hampers aircraft utilisation, eroding easyJet's competitiveness in Dortmund. As a result, easyJet has just three aircraft based at Dortmund which, in the context of today's oil price, is insufficient to provide the economies of scale and crewing efficiency necessary to support a low-cost operation.’
Rival low-cost airline Ryanair, which also operates flights from the area, said in a statement it has released 100,000 seats at €10 including taxes and fees on its 22 routes from Dusseldorf-Weeze, which is 80km outside of Dusseldorf, to celebrate the easyJet decision.
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