EasyJet Take 15m Hit From London Airport Drone Chaos
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 22, 2019 | 03:48 PM
British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group 15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million euros)
London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2019 ) :British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group 15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million Euros).
EasyJet said it had lost 5.0 million in revenue and taken a hit of 10 million on passenger costs.
"EasyJet has made a good start to the 2019 financial year with robust customer demand and ancillarysales, driving solid revenue generation," chief executive Johan Lundgren said in a trading update.
"This was underpinned by good operating and on-time performance across the network, with the exception of the disruption caused by the Gatwick closures due to drone sightings," he added.
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