easyJet bolsters investment in seasonal bases with five new aircraft across three bases

easyJet announced (21-Sep-2021) plans to expand its network of seasonal bases by adding five more aircraft across bases Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Faro from May-2022. The investment will create around 120 direct jobs in Spain where the airline currently employs more than 400 people, all under local contracts along with 30 jobs in the Faro base. As a result, next summer easyJet will have five based aircraft in Malaga and seven in Palma, bringing the Spanish fleet to 16 aircraft, including four in its base in Barcelona. It will also add an additional aircraft into Portugal at the Faro base. This means easyJet will have increased its fleet based in Portugal and Spain by 70% compared to pre-pandemic levels. [more - original PR]