HEAD OF EASYJET QUITS IN MIDDLE OF NIGHTMARE TRAVEL WEEKEND

As the national news couldn’t stop reporting, this past weekend was a nightmare for air travel. How bad was it? The Chief Operating Officer for Britain’s EasyJet airline up and quit amid anger over thousands of flights being cancelled. Peter Bellew joined the airline two-and-a-half years ago. But, like all the other airlines, EasyJet was hit with problems due to airport disruptions, low staff levels and workers set to strike in a dispute over pay. The airline announced that Mr. Bellew resigned to “pursue other business opportunities.”
* “… as long as they having nothing to do with flying.”
* Too bad – he had almost enough air miles for a trip to Tahiti.
* I’m unclear on the part about how the 4th of July is a big thing in England.
* True to form, EasyJet charged him an 85-euro office cleaning fee, 45 euros for changing the locks and 9 euros to handle the exit paperwork.
* You can bet he grabbed his golden parachute on the way out.