low -cost carriers again fill their planes, but face their staff on remuneration and working conditions.
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Book now if you plan to take the plane to go on vacation this summer! Despite the inflation that gallops and the increase in the price of kerosene, the prices of the tickets did not increase. “Prices, for July and August, are still comparable to those of 2019, before the crisis, and even a little lower for June”, confirms Nicolas Hénin, Deputy Managing Director in charge of the commercial of Transavia France.
Strongly tested by the Pandemic of Covid -19, the Air France low -cost subsidiary – like the other low cost, Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling or Volotea – does not want to break the “very very good dynamic Reservations noted in recent weeks “, explains the manager, who specifies:” We have not reflected the increase in fuel uniformly on our prices. “A real rush of passengers. “Last week, we sold twice as many seats as in 2019, before the crisis,” said Transavia, rubbing your hands.
The company is not the only one. All of them found a smile. “We observe a good increase in reservations for this summer. Until the end of March, the activity was already much higher than that of 2019,” explains Volotea, a low -cost Spanish carrier which has the main activity to link secondary cities in Europe.
There should never be as many planes this summer in the European sky. In question, “the desire to catch up with trips that have not been made for two years”, note all the companies in the sector.
But it is mainly low cost that should take advantage of this influx of vacationers. These companies which had already managed to monopolize 40 % of air traffic in 2021 could well, in 2022, exceed 50 %. It must be said that they decided to use the great means to achieve it. Betting all on the end of the pandemic and the desire for a vacation, they chose in advance to grow their fleet.
intense promotion
As proof, Transavia France increased its capacities by 50 % compared to 2019. In practice, its fleet, wedged at thirty-eight aircraft before the pandemic, was brought to sixty-one planes. Its competitors opted for the same strategy. Volotea plans to offer “47 % additional seats this summer”. As much as Easyjet, whose director general, Johan Lundgren, said, on the occasion of the presentation of the company’s half-yearly results, in mid-April: “We are convinced that our plans will allow us to come back close to Our 2019 flight levels this summer, and to come out as one of the winners of the post-COVVID recovery. “
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