REG - easyJet PLC - Statement on Alitalia

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18/03/2019 14:05

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easyJet PLC
18 March 2019
 


easyJet plc ('easyJet')
 
18 March 2019
 
Statement on Alitalia
Following discussions with Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and Delta Air Lines about forming a consortium to explore options for the future operations of Alitalia, easyJet has taken the decision to withdraw from the process.
 
easyJet remains committed to Italy, as a key market for the company, where it currently carries 18.5 million passengers every year and employs 1400 pilots and crew, all on local contracts.  We continue to invest in the three bases in Milan, Naples, Venice, as we have done by basing additional aircraft in Venice and Naples last summer.
 
ENDS
 
For further details, please contact easyJet plc.




Investors:
 
Stuart Morgan


 
 
+44 (0) 7989 665 484




 
Media:
 
Anna Knowles
Dorothy Burwell, Finsbury
Edward Simpkins, Finsbury


 
 
 
+44 (0) 7985 873 313
+44 (0) 7733 294 930
+44 (0) 7947 740 551








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