Johan Lundgren, chief executive of easyJet, has told shareholders that the budget airline had the ability to “operate 90 per cent of its current fleet over the peak summer period to match demand” as he posted interim results. We are ready to significantly ramp up our flying for the summer with a view to maximising the opportunities we see in Europe,” he said. SponsoredThe airline expects to fly 15 per cent of 2019 capacity levels in the third quarter. The actual results show that easyJet made a headline loss of £701 million in the six months to the end of March. In April the group said that it expected to report a loss of between £690

Source: The Times May 20, 2021 08:01 UTC