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30 March 2020EasyJet from today puts down its entire fleet of planes following the travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of confinement regimes in many European countries. In the last days - reads a note - the company has worked hard for the repatriation of numerous passengers, operating over 650 repatriation flights and bringing more than 45,000 people home. The last repatriation flights were made yesterday.Easyjet "will continue to take all possible actions to eliminate non-crucial costs and expenses for the company at all levels, in order to help mitigate the impact of Covid-19". In any case, "the grounding of aircraft has a significant impact" on the airline which, however, explains the group's note "can count on a solid balance sheet, without debt to be refinanced until 2022. We are in constant discussion with the lenders who recognize the strength of the balance sheet and the business model ".
The company's staff has shown great commitment, says CEO Johan Lundgren "many crew members have volunteered to return flights to allow our customers to return home. We continue to work tirelessly to ensure that easyJet is well positioned. to overcome this difficult moment, "he concluded.