EasyJet Dismisses Lufthansa Low-Cost Plan in Contest for Germany
- Discount penetration of Europe's biggest economy still `tiny'
- McCall to pour additional capacity into Berlin, Stuttgart
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EasyJet Plc Chief Executive Officer Carolyn McCall singled out Germany and Switzerland as among markets where it aims to grow most in coming years, saying the expansion of Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s discount arm poses little threat.
Capacity is being added to German destinations including Berlin and Stuttgart, McCall said, even as Lufthansa merges its Eurowings and Germanwings brands into what the Cologne-based company reckons could become Europe’s third-largest low-cost carrier, after EasyJet and market No. 1 Ryanair Holdings Plc.