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Posted on March 21, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleEasyJet is flying larger A320 aircraft on key routes to accommodate passengers affected by Heathrow's closure due to a fire. Flights remain unaffected.
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline easyJet will fly larger aircraft on key routes on Friday and over the weekend to provide additional seats to help passengers affected by Heathrow's sudden closure due to a huge fire, the company said.
A number of key routes between Britain and Milan, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Paris, Munich and Madrid will have 186 seat A320 aircraft operating instead of the smaller 156 A319 aircraft, the easyJet said.
EasyJet does not operate to or from Heathrow, so its flights are all operating as normal, it added.
(Reporting by Joanna Plucinska; writing by Muvija M; editing by Sarah Young)
The article discusses EasyJet's use of larger aircraft on key routes due to Heathrow's closure from a fire.
EasyJet is deploying larger A320 aircraft to provide additional seats on key routes.
No, EasyJet flights are operating as normal since they do not operate to or from Heathrow.
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