EasyJet confident of securing Middle East, Asian partners for long-haul connections

EasyJet said it hopes to add Middle East and Asian carriers to its long-haul connections programme, which enables travellers to buy multiple flights in a single transaction. "Worldwide by EasyJet", the long-haul connections business the carrier set up last year, was a preferable way for EasyJet to grow revenues rather than gaining direct exposure to long-haul flying itself, CE Johan Lundgren said Tuesday. Four months into the job, Lundgren said was not planning any major change in direction at the airline. "I can tell you right now, there won't be a revolution to the strategy," he said. For "Worldwide by EasyJet", the airline partnered with Norwegian, to enable travellers to buy combinations of EasyJet short-haul tickets and Norwegian's long-haul via a single transaction. <br/>