LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) - Britain's easyJet is not
planning on raising new equity currently but its chief executive
did not rule it out in future as the low-cost airline seeks to
survive the coronavirus pandemic which has wiped out air travel.
"There's no plans on raising any equity today but that is
something that we will continue to look into as a whole range of
additional things that we are considering," Chief Executive
Johan Lundgren told reporters on Thursday.
The airline announced earlier on Thursday that it would seek
to axe up to 30% of its staff to survive the crisis. EasyJet is
also in talks with airports to try to get cheaper deals, with
the CEO warning that some bases could be closed.
"We are going to look to do whatever we can to optimise the
network. And that means that we also cannot exclude that there
will be base closures," he said.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton)