Easyjet : sbarco a London Heathrow?


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EasyJet potrebbe operare a Londra Heathrow se l’aeroporto dovesse ricevere il via libera per realizzare la terza pista. Lo ha detto alla conferenza annuale di Guild of Travel Management Companies a Marrakech il ceo del vettore, Carolyn McCall, smentendo le voci secondo cui EasyJet non si sarebbe mai trasferita a Heathrow. «Noi operiamo già in molti hub – ha dichiarato McCall – tra cui Parigi Charles de Gaulle e Amsterdam Schiphol, dove siamo la seconda compagnia aerea. Ma Heathrow è un aeroporto costoso quindi la questione sarebbe quella di ottenere tariffe eque». McCall ha inoltre confermato che EasyJet non ha intenzione di entrare nel lungo raggio, che distoglierebbe la compagnia dal suo core business europeo.

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Easyjet has dropped its biggest hint yet that it’s seriously considering a future move to London Heathrow.


The Daily Telegraph has reported that the airline has applied to join a key committee, which represents the “operational and strategic” interest of carriers operating out of Heathrow.


A spokesman for the carrier said that as Britain’s biggest airline, Easyjet has an interest in the expansion plans of “both Heathrow and Gatwick”, where it is the dominant operator.


“Heathrow is one of less than a handful of primary airports in Europe we don’t operate from,” the spokesman said.


“We operate out of hub airports in France, in Italy, in Holland. We don’t currently [operate from Heathrow] but we’ve never said we wouldn’t in the future.”


After the 2015 general election The Airports Commission will report its final conclusions where to build a new runway to improve airport capacity in the south east – Heathrow or Gatwick.


If Heathrow receives the go-ahead, it will free up more slots at the airport, which currently operates at 98 per cent capacity.


Easyjet’s interest in Heathrow could prove crucial in the debate over airport expansion, as a key argument in Gatwick’s proposal is that its rival Heathrow is too costly for low cost airlines.


Last month (May 13) Easyjet confirmed it carried 12 million business travellers for the year ending March 2014, with one in five of its passengers now using the airline for business. A move to Heathrow would significantly help boost its share of the business travel market.

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EasyJet has applied to join a key committee that represents carriers operating out of Heathrow, in a sign that the low cost airline is seriously considering a future move to London’s biggest airport.
The carrier’s interest in Heathrow could potentially prove crucial in the torturous debate over runway expansion in the south east; one of Gatwick airport’s central arguments in the battle over Britain’s next runway is that its rival Heathrow is too costly for low cost airlines.
The Telegraph has learnt that easyJet has applied to attend meetings of the London Airports Consultative Committee, which represents the “operational and strategic interests” of airlines operating at Heathrow. It is understood the carrier is particularly interested in the West London airport’s expansion plans.
If Heathrow receives the go-ahead for a third runway, it will free up more landing and take-off slots for new entrants. Heathrow has been full for a decade and landing slots currently exchange hands for tens of millions of pounds.
A spokesman for easyJet, which has been increasingly targeting business travellers, confirmed the carrier had applied to join the committee. He said that, as Britain’s biggest airline, easyJet has an interest in the expansion plans of “both Heathrow and Gatwick”, where it is the dominant operator.

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Vedremo se effettivamente nel 2015 l'Airports Commission arrivera' a prendere una decisione in merito alla costruzione di una pista ulteriore (a LHR o LGW).
Nel frattempo un po di pubblicita' sicuramente non guasta.
 
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