{"id":118507,"date":"2020-05-31T16:39:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/easyjet-to-lay-off-30-of-employees-and-reduce-aircraft-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:44:26","slug":"easyjet-to-lay-off-30-of-employees-and-reduce-aircraft-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/easyjet-to-lay-off-30-of-employees-and-reduce-aircraft-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"easyJet to Lay Off 30% of Employees and Reduce Aircraft Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Low-cost carrier easyJet intends to lay off up to 30% of its workforce, or 4,500 employees, and reduce its aircraft fleet to adapt to new conditions in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>easyJet will reduce its fleet to approximately 302 aircraft by the end of 2021, 51 fewer planes than predicted before the epidemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the company expects to operate at 30% of its capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, low-cost carrier Ryanair announced it will cut 15% of its workforce, while Wizz Air will lay off 19% of its employees.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3><strong>Why is easyJet laying off 30% of its staff?<\/strong><p>easyJet is reducing its workforce to adapt to the new market conditions and decreased travel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p><strong>How many aircraft will easyJet have by the end of 2021?<\/strong><p>The airline plans to reduce its fleet to approximately 302 aircraft, which is 51 fewer than originally projected before the pandemic.<\/p><strong>Are other low-cost airlines also cutting jobs?<\/strong><p>Yes, Ryanair has announced a 15% reduction in its workforce, while Wizz Air is laying off 19% of its employees.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-cost carrier easyJet intends to lay off up to 30% of its workforce, or 4,500 employees, and reduce its aircraft fleet to adapt to new conditions in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. easyJet will reduce its fleet to approximately 302 aircraft by the end of 2021, 51 fewer planes than predicted before the epidemic.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":69182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[153],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity","tag-easyjet"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118507"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}