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EasyJet Ends Period At Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Refocuses On French Market
Thursday, September 12, 2024
EasyJet is about to close down its operations at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) in southern France, marking a major reshaping of its French community.
The corporate has pointed to a protracted restoration from the pandemic and rising financial pressures as the principle elements behind its determination. From spring 2025, the 2 planes at present stationed at TLS shall be transferred to airports in Nantes and Lyon.
This growth impacts 125 personnel based mostly in Toulouse, although EasyJet has prolonged provides for relocation to different airports in France the place it maintains operations. The airline operates from six extra French areas, together with Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes, Good, and each Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly airports.
At the moment, EasyJet provides flights on 17 completely different routes from Toulouse, encompassing six home and 11 worldwide locations. Knowledge from OAG Schedules Analyser locations EasyJet because the third largest provider on the airport, holding an 18.4% share of the capability. Air France and Ryanair lead, holding 24% and 21.4% of the market, respectively.
Out of the routes EasyJet operates from Toulouse in September 2024, seven are distinctive to the airline, overlaying cities like Berlin, Brussels, EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Geneva, London Gatwick, Milan Malpensa, and Rhodes in Greece.
Moreover, EasyJet’s determination to shut the Toulouse base coincides with strategic changes together with relocating one plane from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Paris Orly and initiating a modest voluntary redundancy scheme for cabin crew at three of its bases in France. With 1,800 workers throughout the nation, EasyJet additionally plans to develop its capability from France by 5% this winter.
