EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft until further notice, due to “unprecedented” travel restrictions across the globe, the airline said.
EasyJet said in a statement, “As a result of the unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns across many European countries, easyJet has, today, fully grounded its entire fleet of aircraft.”
Adding, “Over recent days easyJet has been helping to repatriate customers, having operated more than 650 rescue flights to date, returning home more than 45,000 customers.
“The last of these rescue flights were operated on Sunday March 29. We will continue to work with government bodies to operate additional rescue flights as requested.
“At this stage there can be no certainty of the date for restarting commercial flights.
“We will continuously evaluate the situation based on regulations and demand, and will update the market when we have a view,”
Staff will be paid 80% of their average pay by the government.
The government has asked easyJet staff to volunteer at the new 4,000 bed NHS Nightingale hospital in London.
She warned people that no one should see the coronavirus crisis as “something that will blow over” within weeks.
Due to money shortages and food shortages, as Italian citizens have been in lock down for two weeks, people are organising raids on supermarkets across the country.
Thousands of Italians have lost their livelihoods and have food shortages at home, one father in Palermo said they have very little food and his daughter is reduced to eating just bread.
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