EasyJet chief still expecting full capacity recovery in summer 2022

The CE of EasyJet still expects the low-cost carrier to reach pre-pandemic capacity levels in Summer 2022, despite the uncertainty created by the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Writing in The Times newspaper on 4 January, Johan Lundgren acknowledges there will be “bumps along the road to recovery” but says the airline industry is “poised for a bounceback” in 2022. “We are excited about our plans for next summer, which should see us return to 2019 levels of capacity and beyond,” he states. While “all eyes are on the impact of Omicron on the industry”, Lundgren says he still sees “lots of reasons for optimism”, underpinned by high vaccination rates, Covid-19 protection measures and flexible booking policies. Such developments mean passengers “are more confident in their ability to travel”, he insists. <br/>