EasyJet returns to UK airport after Covid slump
EasyJet has said it will reopen a base at London Southend Airport for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline said six new routes would be introduced and it would "create about 130 jobs". Passenger numbers at the Essex terminal dropped by 90% during the lockdowns and all commercial flights stopped temporarily. The airport also announced that the takeover by private equity firm Carlyle, as majority shareholder, was completed overnight. EasyJet's planes have already been flying in and out of Southend, but the new base meant that three aircraft would remain there permanently. The airline has nine other bases in the UK and the new base would open in March 2025.<br/>
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EasyJet returns to UK airport after Covid slump
EasyJet has said it will reopen a base at London Southend Airport for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline said six new routes would be introduced and it would "create about 130 jobs". Passenger numbers at the Essex terminal dropped by 90% during the lockdowns and all commercial flights stopped temporarily. The airport also announced that the takeover by private equity firm Carlyle, as majority shareholder, was completed overnight. EasyJet's planes have already been flying in and out of Southend, but the new base meant that three aircraft would remain there permanently. The airline has nine other bases in the UK and the new base would open in March 2025.<br/>
