LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - British budget airline easyJet has explored setting up a separate European business ifBritain votes to leave the European Union at a June 23referendum, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.
With less than two weeks to go, polls show Britons are stillevenly split on how to vote.
EasyJet, which supports Britain staying in the bloc, haslooked at establishing a holding company in order to get an airoperator's certificate in an EU country, the newspaper reported,without citing sources.
It has also examined making more use of its Swiss airoperator's certificate and its easyJet Switzerland subsidiary aspart of its contingency planning, the newspaper said.
A spokeswoman for easyJet said the European Union's singleaviation area had given airlines freedom to fly across thecontinent and the airline had contingency plans in place in caseof a vote for Brexit.
"It is clear that an exit would take several years and thatthis would allow the UK to renegotiate its relationship with theEU," she said in a statement.
"We would in the first instance push for the UK to remainpart of the single aviation area which would ensure consumerscontinue to enjoy the benefits of easy and affordable travelacross Europe and that easyJet can continue to operate as itdoes today." (Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Ros Russell)
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