EasyJet fleet permanently grounded due to COVID-19 crisis
The UK airline EasyJet has announced that due to the coronavirus crisis it is completely shutting down its operations for the next two months, with its entire fleet of airplanes grounded and payments for 107 new Airbus planes tabled for the foreseeable future. EasyJet will reduce 4.5 billion GBP in spending, laying off 4,000 of its 9,000 strong workforce in the UK, and will not be seeking government aid.
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