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EasyJet follows BA in banking £1.4bn state-backed loan

Government
James Chapple
11 January 2021

EasyJet has agreed a new five-year loan facility worth £1.4 billion with backing from the UK government.

The Bilbao-bound aircraft left Manchester after 2.30pm on Sunday (7 August) but had to divert back following the incident as a precaution

The loan will be underwritten by a syndicate of banks and partially guaranteed by UK Export Finance – the UK’s export credit agency, which falls under the auspices of the government’s Department for International Trade.


In a note to the stock exchange, easyJet said the facility would, upon being drawn, be secured against its aircraft and would "significantly strengthen" its balance sheet by increasing available liquidity.