EasyJet to Halt Moscow Flights on Slumping Demand
- Move follows `significant and sustained' drop in ticket sales
- Carrier was handed route ahead of Virgin Atlantic in 2012
Four Airbus Group NV aircraft, operated by EasyJet Plc, stand at departure gates at the north terminal of London Gatwick airport in Crawley, U.K., on Nov. 6, 2014.
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EasyJet Plc will halt flights between London and Moscow as ticket sales are hurt by the combination of a slowing Russian economy and stricter visa-approval procedures.
EasyJet will suspend operations on March 21, while continuing to monitor the situation with a view to resuming the service should demand pick up, the Luton, England-based company said in a statement Friday.