easyJet (EZJ.UK) stock fell over 4.0% on Monday after the budget airline announced that its Chief Operating Officer Peter Bellew has resigned effective July 1 to “pursue other business opportunities and in the meantime is committed to ensuring a smooth transition” and that David Morgan will act as interim COO.
The British low-cost carrier stock price came under pressure after the company canceled thousands of flights scheduled for holiday season in order to contain the disruption caused to passengers from staff shortages in the air and on the ground. According to some estimates, no airline has canceled more flights than easyJet in recent weeks. Meanwhile its competitors WizzAir and Ryanair, which operate in the same macro-conditions surrounding airports and targeting a similar customer base, recorded rising passenger traffic. Ryanair load factor, which measures how well an airline is filling available seats, jumped to 95%, a level not seen since early stages of the pandemic.
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“They have needed to pre-plan more cancellations to increase resilience but have been hit by external factors such as localized ATC (Air Traffic Control) issues at Gatwick which is by far their largest airport for operations.” Strickland believes that the company's reputation was not permanently damaged in the short term.
On the other hand, if the level of customer dissatisfaction continues, then competition will benefit even more, which could put easyJet into even more serious problems.
easyJet (EZJ.UK) stock fell to the lowest level since September 2011 and if current sentiment prevails, downward move may accelerate towards support at £2.80, where lows from 2008 are located. The nearest major resistance lies at £4.50 and is marked with previous price reactions. Source: xStation5
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