EasyJet COO resigns amid wave of cancellations

CEO of the low-cost company, johan lundgrenin a statement today, he thanked Bellew for his “hard work” and wished him “the best” in the future.

“Everyone at EasyJet is absolutely a safe and reliable operation this summer”Lundgren said at a time when the airline is facing increasing pressure to mitigate existing disruptions to its flight schedules.

There are problems in managing the increase in the aviation sector. air travel demand At the same time, it has a shortage of personnel and has difficulties in obtaining the necessary security permits for new hires.

So far this summer, EasyJet has had to cancel thousands of flights in response to this shortage. employees.

In Spain, the airline has called a total of nine strikes at the cabin crew (TCP) airports. Malaga, El Prat and Palma de Mallorca.

announced last week cancellations Last minute services in the UK, especially at UK UK airport gatwickThis infuriated the passengers.

Last month, the British union Unified He was upset that there was a “lack of leadership” at the airline that brought together this union’s employees and felt that Bellew needed to “take control of the situation”.

“EasyJet remains fully focused on our day-to-day operations and continues to monitor the situation very closely, taking proactive steps to improve it. more flexibility because of the current work environment during the summer,” easyJet said.

The airline continues to serve up to 1,700 flights each day, and 250,000 passengers, added.

After Bellew’s resignation, the company David Morgan -Employee of the company since 2016- interim operations manager.