EasyJet flights at Birmingham Airport to resume from June

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Thursday 21 May 2020 at 1:53pm

The airline has announced that the initial schedule will involve mainly domestic flying in the UK and France. Credit: PA Images

EasyJet will resume flights at Birmingham Airport from June 15.

The airline has announced that the initial schedule will involve mainly domestic flying in the UK and France.

Other routes will be added "over the coming weeks" as demand is increased and coronavirus lockdown measures are relaxed, EasyJet said.

The company will also resume flights across other UK airports, with the only international route from the UK being between Gatwick and Nice in France.

Passengers and crew will also be required to wear masks in airports and on aircraft as part of new safety and hygiene measures.

Food will no longer be sold on flights and there will be enhanced cleaning of planes.

Disinfection wipes and hand sanitiser will also be available for passengers to use, the operator added.

Other airlines have also announced plans to resume flights, with Ryanair planning to restore 40% of its flights from July 1, and British Airways due to make a "meaningful return" in terms of services available in July.

"I am really pleased that we will be returning to flying in the middle of June." "These are small and carefully planned steps that we are taking to gradually resume operations." "We will continue to closely monitor the situation across Europe so that, when more restrictions are lifted, the schedule will continue to build over time to match demand, while also ensuring we are operating efficiently and on routes that our customers want." "The safety and wellbeing of our customers remains our highest priority, which is why we are implementing a number of measures to enhance safety at each part of the journey, from disinfecting the aircraft to requiring customers and crew to wear masks." "These measures will remain in place for as long as is needed to ensure customers and crew are able to fly safely as the world continues to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic."

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