easyJet: 155,000 passengers and one less route

Low cost company easyJet, which launched operations on the local market in September last year, has so far transported 155,000 passengers on routes to and from Romania, according to company representatives. easyJet had three routes, all of which were introduced in September-October 2007, Bucharest-Milan, Bucharest-Madrid and Bucharest-London. However, the company dropped its flights to London as of June, arguing that there was not enough demand for this destination to justify operating costs. With one route less, easyJet’s results point to a lower passenger traffic than the 225,000 passengers originally forecast for the first year of operations. Although the aircraft used on this route have been allocated to the Sofia-London route, the company continues to examine the local market with a view to introducing new flights. “We will focus on existing routes, as well as analyse new opportunities on the local market,” said Peter Voets, easyJet marketing manager for Switzerland, Austria and Eastern Europe.