EasyJet CE: Pressure on EU airlines unlikely to ease

EasyJet CE Johan Lundgren does not see the pressure on European airlines easing up, as operational challenges continue to bite. “In Europe, I don’t have a great deal of hope that things will get better,” Lundgren said, giving the example of ATC delays that will “not get better by themselves.” This means airlines must focus on mitigating disruption, rather than expecting any improvement. Lundgren sees data playing a key role. Meanwhile, EasyJet is working to address several other operational challenges. The airline is working to integrate the assets that it acquired from Airberlin in December last year, transitioning the Berlin Tegel operation from wet-leased aircraft to its own fleet. “We always knew it was going to be a difficult year, because we have been operating an inefficient program,” he said. <br/>