easyJet to close East Midlands Airport operation in January 2010

08/12/2009

By Sam Lock.

EasyJet has announced it will cease its East Midlands Airport operation in early 2010.

According to the airline, the last easyJet flights will run at the Leicestershire travel hub on January 5th, after which the 107 staff members based there will be moved to other airports.

Customers who have booked tickets on flights after the date will be given the option of a full refund, a free transfer to another easyJet base or a free transfer to an alternative flight from East Midlands Airport with bmibaby.

A spokesperson for the company said: "EasyJet will continue to fly from 14 other UK airports and is dedicated to providing low fares and a great range of destinations to our customers.

"We would like to thank our customers who have flown with us from East Midlands Airport and apologise for any inconvenience this decision will cause."

The carrier also plans to scale back its London Luton Airport operations by 20 per cent in the New Year by cutting services to Athens, Vienna and Cagliari, as well as reducing the frequency of services to Edinburgh, Alicante, Geneva, Glasgow, Nice, Paris and Dortmund.

EasyJet recently announced a £5 sale on tickets for travel between December 22nd and February 12th on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.