{"id":13785,"date":"2020-03-30T07:55:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T11:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785"},"modified":"2020-03-30T09:57:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:57:04","slug":"budget-airline-easyjet-grounds-entire-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785","title":{"rendered":"Budget Airline EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/easyjet_03302020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/easyjet_03302020.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/easyjet_03302020-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Luton-based carrier said the measure \u201cremoves significant cost\u201d as the aviation industry struggles to cope with a collapse in demand caused by the outbreak of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>It insisted it \u201cmaintains a strong balance sheet\u201d and revealed it is in \u201congoing discussions with liquidity providers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The airline also announced it has reached an agreement with union Unite on furlough arrangements for its cabin crew.<\/p>\n<p>The deal will be effective from Wednesday for a two-month period and means cabin crew will be paid 80% of their average pay through the Government job retention scheme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13785\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13785\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13785\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13785\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has announced. 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