It was just a short hop from Gatwick to Glasgow but for budget airline easyJet it was a landmark moment. For when flight EZY883 took off from North Terminal at 7am yesterday, it was the first time in almost three months its signature orange and white tailfin had been seen in skies over the UK.
And for the cabin crew the emotion of getting back to work proved too much from the delight of Captains David Morgan & Kate McWilliams to the tears in the eyes of cabin crew Tina Milton.
Captain Morgan told just 50 passengers on the milestone journey: “This is a very special flight – the first easyJet flight since lockdown is airborne” to wild applause.
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