Skip to main content

EasyJet in government crosshairs after axing 1,700 summer flights

Government
James Chapple
14 July 2023

EasyJet’s plans to cancel hundreds flights this summer sparked a House of Commons debate this week and prompted the aviation minister to seek a meeting with the airline’s chief executive.

EasyJet / easyJet holidays

The new base will expand easyJet's portfolio with 16 new routes

Transport secretary Mark Harper told the Commons on Thursday (13 July) that aviation minister Baroness Vere had been due to meet with easyJet boss Johan Lundgren that same day after easyJet on Monday (10 July) confirmed it would axe 1,700 flights to and from Gatwick between July and September, a move likely to impact almost 200,000 passengers.