EasyJet says most passengers will fly on scheduled day as Gatwick cuts capacity

Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight at Gatwick airport Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

EasyJet has insisted it will get the vast majority of its passengers away this summer on the day they booked, after Gatwick was accused of panicking airline customers by announcing capacity cuts.

Flights currently on sale and scheduled will exceed the new limits on almost one in two days across July and August at London’s second airport, suggesting about 500 cancellations in total.