EasyJet CEO Calls Out Legacy Rivals in Battle Over Airline Emissions
Photo Credit: An EasyJet A320. The carrier's CEO is backing the potential of electric planes. Flickr / Dylan Agbagni (CC0)
Skift Take
The growth of low-cost carriers has helped make travel more accessible but it has come at an environmental cost. Airlines like EasyJet are hoping that electric technology will one day act as a savior, but it's hard to imagine battery-powered commercial jets ever flying across the Atlantic.
EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes low-cost airlines should not be singled out for criticism over their environmental impact, arguing that they were much more efficient than their legacy rivals.
The argument goes that budget short-haul carriers operate unnecessary routes and stimulate demand through low fares, something Lundgren disagrees with.
“I think it’s being on the completely wrong side of history to argue that. It makes me upset. Here’s the point: You can turn back the clock when flying was for privileged people, when flying was for the people who could afford it, when the choices were limited. That kind
