easyJet will today operate Christmas Day flights from the UK for the first time to help passengers disrupted by the power outage at Gatwick Airport.
Staff at the airline have volunteered to work on Christmas Day to operate fourteen flights to destinations including Amman, Basel and Faro. In total over 2000 passengers will travel to and from the UK with easyJet today.
easyJet said: “Due to the power failure at London Gatwick easyJet was forced to cancel 83 flights to and from the airport yesterday. We apologise to all passengers affected and understand how frustrating and disappointing this is particularly at Christmas. Under challenging operating conditions easyJet’s capacity was restricted to around 10 departures per hour and we did our best to keep passengers updated through thousands of live blogs on flight tracker, text messages and announcements at the airport.
“easyJet is committed to doing everything possible to help passengers travel home for Christmas, including operating flights on Christmas Day from the UK for the first time. In addition staff have volunteered to work to help over 2000 customers reach their destination safely.”
Passengers affected by yesterday’s disruption can transfer their flight free of charge at www.easyJet.com
Flights operating today:
London Gatwick – Faro
Faro – London Gatwick
London Gatwick – Basel
Basel – London Gatwick
London – Gatwick – Faro
Faro – London Gatwick
London Gatwick – Malaga
Malaga – London Gatwick
London Gatwick – Alicante
Alicante – London Gatwick
London Gatwick – Amman
Amman – London Gatwick
London Gatwick – Malaga
Malaga – London Gatwick
For more information please contact press.office@easyjet.com on 01582 52525
