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© Transversospinales | Dreamstime.com Yesterday, EasyJet announced that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack had affected around 9 million customers. The company said its “investigation found that the email address and travel details of approximately 9 million customers were accessed. These affected customers will be contacted in the next few days. If you are not contacted then your information has not been accessed.” The statement said 2,208 customers had their...

The idea is simple. Keep costs low by flying point-to-point, thus avoiding costly hubs, use one model of aircraft to contain pilot and aircraft maintenance costs, and charge passengers for everything from coffee to checked-in luggage. Southwest Airlines was first to launch the model and copycats like EasyJet followed. First transatlantic flight of an Airbus A321LR © Airbus Now a new, yet to be named, airline plans to...

Swedish businessman Lundgren has been EasyJet's chief executive since December 2017. (Keystone) - Click to enlarge In an interview given to the SonntagsZeitung on Sunday, EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren described the company’s strategy for increasing its already-growing share of passengers in the Swiss market. Lundgren told the German-language paper than in recent years, the low-cost British airline has counted...

Etihad is no longer willing to bail out Air Berlin’s failing business model (Keystone) Airline passengers in Switzerland are bracing themselves for a hike in prices for flights to Germany following the insolvency of budget carrier Air Berlin. The airline had been running at a loss for several years, prompting owner Etihad to pull the plug on Tuesday. Air Berlin is particularly strong at Zurich airport, operating 11...