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Yes, it does look as though at the moment some routes aren't affected very much if at all by the virus whereas others have seen reductions in frequency. CDG is showing sold out in three of the next five sectors with high fares for other sectors in the next few days although Sat, Mon and Thur seem to have been reduced to single daily next week but back to 2 x daily the week after. Strange that M and Th have been reduced next week whilst Tue and Wed remain 2 x daily.
The CDG reductions were always planned for next week (9th March) along with TFS to make way for an increased number of flights to NCE (from 2x weekly to 5x weekly). This happens every year from all bases with routes to Nice - I believe a big property conference in Cannes/Nice is the reason. LTN for example sees 6x weekly flights NCE this week, then 26x weekly next week, and back to normal the week after.
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Looking across all UK easyJet bases, BRS has fared the best in regards to the planned COVID-19 cutbacks. These cutbacks start to take effect week starting the 16th March. BRS will see reductions over a number of routes (mainly business destinations) in comparison to what was originally planned including MXP, KEF, ATH, VIE, IOM, CPH, GIB, EDI, BFS, BSL & CDG.
BRS however will still see more flights operate each week in comparison to the same time last year. This is good news given all other UK bases see much larger cuts than BRS.
However, given the recent demise of Flybe, it will be interesting to see whether some of these routes (mainly from other bases) that are due to see large cuts (like domestic routes from BFS) now see flights being reinstated.