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EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis for the UK-based LCC has passed, thanks to the increased demand that vaccination programs have ushered in.

CEO Johan Lundgren said five additional aircraft allocated to the bases in Spain and Portugal would bolster easyJet's presence at the 'key' destinations.

As the industry starts to look beyond the immediate crisis to the beginnings of a “new normal,” the players with the clout to do so will be mapping out acquisition opportunities.

LCC easyJet is targeting leisure travelers seeking a warm-weather vacation with its new route to Jordan.

The U.S. startup has teamed with UK-based LCC easyJet on the project to get direct airline input while it is still in the development phase.

The new route being launched by easyJet will appeal to the large Moroccan diaspora in the Netherlands.

The LCC hopes to capitalize on demand for warm-weather vacations.

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

EasyJet has become the latest airline to pick up regional UK routes previously served by Stobart Air-operated Aer Lingus Regional.

The additional services include its first-ever route to Belfast City Airport.

Operations at Faro will run throughout the summer season in future years.

Latvian carrier airBaltic has become the latest EU airline to offer a bundled holiday product, following similar pushes by UK LCC easyJet and British Airways (BA).

The European peak summer season of 2021 will be critical for airlines, airports and destinations across Europe, along with a huge range of businesses which rely on travel and tourism.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

Routes rounds up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

British LCC easyJet is currently only operating 39 of the more than 300 aircraft in its all-Airbus A320 family fleet, but the carrier’s executives believe it is poised to quickly react to pent-up demand if and when the COVID-19 crisis retreats later in 2021.

The airline believes there is pent-up demand for leisure travel that will emerge with the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions across Europe.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes summer 2021 trading conditions will be better than summer 2020, based on the vaccine rollout and more reliable coronavirus data.

Routes profiles easyJet, the UK-based LCC and Routes Reconnected attendee.

Five vacation destinations are being added to easyJet’s network from Birmingham Airport (BHX) this summer as the LCC banks on a rebound in leisure demand.

EasyJet’s network additions come a week after the UK airport secured AnadoluJet as a new airline partner.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren, who assumed his new role as Airlines for Europe (A4E) chairman on March 25, anticipates a challenging year ahead as Europe’s airlines attempt to revive their air links in the wake of COVID-19.

The three airlines are adding capacity and routes to the Sardinian airport this summer.

Greece is a major focus for Wizz Air’s new routes, while easyJet is adding domestic services in France and the UK.