Why have my easyJet flights been moved to a different airport?

Simon Calder answers your questions on how airlines are reacting to changing travel conditions and when to book for later this year

Ben’s booking with the airline has been changed from Gatwick to Luton (Simon Calder)

Q A couple of my easyJet flights this summer have been moved from Gatwick to Luton. Any idea why?

Ben B

A At first glance, such a move looks unusual. Gatwick has been easyJet’s leading airport in terms of aircraft and flights since it took over GB Airways in 2008. Conversely easyJet is Gatwick’s biggest airline, with all the benefits that flow from such scale – including flexibility of crew and aircraft resource management. So if anything was going to change, it would seem more likely to move flights in the opposite direction, into the largest hub.