Reply to: UK Airlines sacrificed for fish

[Old Greg]

..and as they sack staff in the UK, they're recruiting in Austria.

Of course it's old news, they decided to this in 2017 to mitigate the problems of Brexit.

Good riddance to treacherous rubbish. All the more willing labour available for the Empire 2.0 jam, tea and biscuit export boom.

[BlasterBates]

Yep, old news from June. I think they'll retain the Luton base IIRC.

..and as they sack staff in the UK, they're recruiting in Austria.

Of course it's old news, they decided to this in 2017 to mitigate the problems of Brexit.

[ladymuck]

The only problem with Austria is that Vienna Terminal 1 is a complete dump which no-one really cared about once Lufthansa / Austria Air moved to Terminal 2.

Considering easyJet won't pay for jetties to the aircraft, cos it cheaper to do steps to tarmac, I suspect they don't care.

[ladymuck]

Opening an office in the EU won't be sufficient, they'll need to set up a separate company in the EU with planes, maintenance and EU based flight crews.

Thanks for the tip, literal boy...

[eek]

Austria makes sense. I never expected easyJet to be caught out as they're the only UK airline I could think of who does point to point within Europe.

As I said, it's a non story but something for the [insert name of foamy mouthed user/newspaper here] to get excited over.

The only problem with Austria is that Vienna Terminal 1 is a complete dump which no-one really cared about once Lufthansa / Austria Air moved to Terminal 3.

[ladymuck]

EasyJet plans to close bases and cut staff in the UK

They're busy recruiting new staff in Austria.

Yep, old news from June. I think they'll retain the Luton base IIRC.

[ladymuck]

Easyjet were prepared for this and have an Austrian AOC / subsidiary for exactly this reason.

Eek watching know-it-alls failing to check whether it's already sorted (it is).

Austria makes sense. I never expected easyJet to be caught out as they're the only UK airline I could think of who does point to point within Europe.

As I said, it's a non story but something for the [insert name of foamy mouthed user/newspaper here] to get excited over.

[BlasterBates]

EasyJet plans to close bases and cut staff in the UK

They're busy recruiting new staff in Austria.

[AtW]

easyJet were prepared for this and have an Austrian AOC / subsidiary for exactly this reason.

eek watching know-it-alls failing to check whether it's already sorted (it is).

FTFY

[eek]

easyJet I think will be the most affected. Ryanair are Irish so safe. I suspect easyJet will simply open an office in Ireland to get around it.

BA can just switch passengers to other airlines in the the IAG group on a code share basis. Virgin don't do Europe.

I don't see this as a big deal and certainly didn't see any crowing about it on the travel blogs I follow.

Easyjet were prepared for this and have an Austrian AOC / subsidiary for exactly this reason.

Eek watching know-it-alls failing to check whether it's already sorted (it is).

[BlasterBates]

easyJet I think will be the most affected. Ryanair are Irish so safe. I suspect easyJet will simply open an office in Ireland to get around it.

BA can just switch passengers to other airlines in the the IAG group on a code share basis. Virgin don't do Europe.

I don't see this as a big deal and certainly didn't see any crowing about it on the travel blogs I follow.

Opening an office in the EU won't be sufficient, they'll need to set up a separate company in the EU with planes, maintenance and EU based flight crews.

[AtW]

Jolly Roger Airlines will not be affected

[ladymuck]

easyJet I think will be the most affected. Ryanair are Irish so safe. I suspect easyJet will simply open an office in Ireland to get around it.

BA can just switch passengers to other airlines in the the IAG group on a code share basis. Virgin don't do Europe.

I don't see this as a big deal and certainly didn't see any crowing about it on the travel blogs I follow.

[Old Greg]

Does that affect private jets? If not, nobody here cares...

You won’t be allowed to take the spag bol into EU airspace.

[AtW]

As part of easiest deal ever, the UK airlines will no longer have rights to fly between EU member states; only UK-EU-UK

Are there any UK airlines left? I mean, those affected probably already moved HQs to EU, problem solved, innit?