EasyJet grounds fleet as pandemic pushes airlines to the brink
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LONDON (Reuters) - British budget airline easyJet has grounded its fleet of 344 planes and has no clear idea when it might resume flights, it said on Monday, highlighting the strain on airlines trying to survive the coronavirus pandemic. EasyJet said it would lay off its 4,000 UK-based cabin crew for two months, meaning they won't work from April 1 but will get 80% of their average pay under a state job retention scheme. The global health crisis has brought European air travel to a standstill,..