EasyJet Take 15m Hit From London Airport Drone Chaos

British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group 15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million euros)

London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2019 ) :British no-frills airline EasyJet on Tuesday said closure of London's Gatwick Airport before Christmas caused by reported sightings of drones had cost the group 15 million ($19.2 million, 17 million Euros).

EasyJet said it had lost 5.0 million in revenue and taken a hit of 10 million on passenger costs.

"EasyJet has made a good start to the 2019 financial year with robust customer demand and ancillarysales, driving solid revenue generation," chief executive Johan Lundgren said in a trading update.

"This was underpinned by good operating and on-time performance across the network, with the exception of the disruption caused by the Gatwick closures due to drone sightings," he added.