The group said it is braced for underlying pre-tax losses for the year to September 30 of between £815 million and £845 million.

Covid impact will see EasyJet nosedive into the red by up to £845m 

EasyJet has announced plans to close its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports.

EasyJet 'plans to close bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports'

Holidaymakers will be able to fly from 14 airports across the UK to a number of countries including France, Spain and Italy.

This follows similar moves by airlines such as British Airways and Ryanair.

The airline insisted there is ‘no evidence that any personal information of any nature has been misused’.

Chief executive Johan Lundgren said the measure was aimed at encouraging passengers to fly again after the coronavirus pandemic recedes.


The budget airline has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft amid the coronavirus outbreak.

EasyJet announced it has slashed its flight schedules due to ‘unprecedented’ travel restrictions and a sharp fall in demand.

The airline will fly to the region from Manchester Airport from June and London Gatwick from September.

EasyJet has announced plans to become the "first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights".

Michael Bradley took over the cockpit and flew his family and the other stranded EasyJet passengers from Manchester Airport to Alicante.


No-one was hurt in the crash, which occurred as the planes left their respective gates.

More than 60 flights have been cancelled at Manchester Airport because of a power issue affecting the fuel supply. 

The budget airline expects a pre-tax loss for the six months to March 31 of £275 million.

The group has booked £10m in extra costs and £5m in lost revenues from the incident in December.