Airlines
EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet Due to Travel Bans
The London Luton-based budget carrier operated the last of 650 rescue flights on Sunday.
Crews at London Gatwick Airport prepare Easyjet Airbus A320s for turnaround. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by HHA124L)
Crews at London Gatwick Airport prepare Easyjet Airbus A320s for turnaround. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by HHA124L)

UK budget airline EasyJet on Monday said it would suspend all scheduled operations and ground its fleet of 334 Airbus A320-family jets due to travel restrictions imposed by European governments amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The move comes a day after the airline operated the last of some 650 rescue flights to repatriate more than 45,000 customers.