Europe’s Low-Cost Carriers Plan Longer Routes With New Aircraft

EasyJet aircraft flying over trees

EasyJet is likely to expand its network of destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean in 2025.

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For Europe’s low-cost carriers, a new and increasingly important part of their strategy is all about distance. Several budget carriers have launched or are planning longer routes, expanding their networks into the Middle East, Africa and Asia in search of profitability amid a crowded European market...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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