easyJet to cut Dortmund flights by 50% this winter; close base
13.06.08
easyJet has announced today that it is starting a 90 day consultation with staff over whether to close its base in Dortmund, Germany. The budget airline also said that it will cut about half of its flights from the airport this winter. There are a total of 116 easyJet employees based at the airport.
easyJet said in a statement it was considering the closure because of the operating schedule at the airport. 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. As a result, easyJet has just 3 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 it has released 100,000 seats at €10 including taxes and charges on its 22 routes from Dusseldorf-Weeze, which is 80km outside of Dusseldorf, to celebrate the easyJet decision.
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