EasyJet puts figure on Gatwick drone disruption cost
EasyJet has put the cost of the London Gatwick drone disruption at around GBP10m (US$13m), although overall flight cancellations for the airline fell in Q1. London Gatwick was closed for more than a day during December following the sighting of drones in the vicinity, with a substantial impact on EasyJet, which has its largest base at the airport. EasyJet says the incident affected around 82,000 passengers and over 400 cancelled flights. In its Q1 figures, for the 3 months ending Dec 31, it puts the revenue impact at GBP5m. But EasyJet adds that the cost of the drone situation, which includes customer welfare expenses, amounted to GBP10m. “There has been a one-off cost impact from this incident but underlying cost progress is in line with expectations,” says CE Johan Lundgren. <br/>
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EasyJet puts figure on Gatwick drone disruption cost
EasyJet has put the cost of the London Gatwick drone disruption at around GBP10m (US$13m), although overall flight cancellations for the airline fell in Q1. London Gatwick was closed for more than a day during December following the sighting of drones in the vicinity, with a substantial impact on EasyJet, which has its largest base at the airport. EasyJet says the incident affected around 82,000 passengers and over 400 cancelled flights. In its Q1 figures, for the 3 months ending Dec 31, it puts the revenue impact at GBP5m. But EasyJet adds that the cost of the drone situation, which includes customer welfare expenses, amounted to GBP10m. “There has been a one-off cost impact from this incident but underlying cost progress is in line with expectations,” says CE Johan Lundgren. <br/>
