{"id":21350,"date":"2022-06-11T12:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T06:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21350"},"modified":"2022-06-11T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T06:58:37","slug":"french-easyjet-pilots-issue-warning-to-airlines-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/11\/french-easyjet-pilots-issue-warning-to-airlines-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"French easyJet Pilots Issue Warning To Airline&#8217;s CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">After its top officials failed to heed warnings that the carrier could not cope with <strong>growing summer demand<\/strong>, easyJet pilots have accused the budget airline of reigning over &#8220;<strong>unprecedented mayhem<\/strong>,&#8221; cancelling viable flights, and experiencing <strong>&#8220;operational meltdowns.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524.jpg 960w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_20220611_122524-750x499.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">An internal letter acquired by I from the airline's <strong>French pilots warned<\/strong> that the UK-based aviation <strong>company faces a customer exodus after hundreds of flights<\/strong> were cancelled during the school half-term break and the Jubilee bank holiday, leaving thousands stranded. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The document, produced by the easyJet division of the French SNPL pilots&#8217; union, also stated that its members feel the interruption to the airline&#8217;s flights this summer has yet to climax, describing the situation as &#8220;<strong>frightening<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The low-cost carrier, which has its headquarters in Luton and is the largest British airline by passenger counts, has had a rough fortnight, with up to 80 flights a day being cancelled from UK airports, the most of them from its main base at London&#8217;s Gatwick airport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While other airlines, such as British Airways and budget rival Wizz, have also made large-scale cancellations, easyJet looks to have been particularly hard impacted by a variety of issues, including staff shortages, IT failures, storms in Europe, and air traffic control strikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Lundgren has previously stated that the airline hopes to see passenger numbers rebound to pre-pandemic levels this summer, although easyJet, like other airlines, has failed to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;EasyJet continues to operate up to <strong>1,700 flights<\/strong> every day, carrying around a quarter of a million passengers.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0_Easyjet-relaunches-its-holiday-and-leisure-flights-today.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0_Easyjet-relaunches-its-holiday-and-leisure-flights-today.jpg 615w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0_Easyjet-relaunches-its-holiday-and-leisure-flights-today-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0_Easyjet-relaunches-its-holiday-and-leisure-flights-today-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The <strong>hard operating climate<\/strong>, on the other hand, continues to have an impact, resulting in a limited number of flight cancellations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are <strong>completely focused on our daily operations <\/strong>and will continue to monitor this closely and take appropriate action if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Connected with us! 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