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8 The Portugal News · 21 Nov 2020 News

easyJet launches recruitment drive

easyJet has announced that it has opened a new process for recruiting cabin crew for its bases.

his opportunity that easyJet will increase Porto (OPO) in 2015 and will
follows the news its investments in the now reinforce its Portuguese
that easyJet is Portuguese market in network with a new seasonal
T opening new 2021, by opening a new base in Faro (FAO), which
seasonal bases, such as Faro seasonal base in Faro. This will start operating in the
and Malaga next spring. movement provides new spring of 2021 to reinforce
Candidates can apply for job opportunities, which the company’s summer
these positions and the we will offer to our internal operations.
process will be open for the employees first, but also allow easyJet is the third airline in
next two weeks, according new people to join the easyJet Portugal (and the second low
to a statement from the orange team. cost) with a market share of
company. “We hope to increase our 11.4 percent, having carried
José Lopes, Managing crew in Portugal and help in 7.2 million passengers to/
Director of easyJet Portugal, the recovery of the Portuguese from the country in 2019.
said: “Despite a very economy.” Interested candidates can
challenging environment, easyJet opened its bases in find out more here: http://
easyJet are looking to recruit cabin crew for their seasonal base in Faro we recently announced Lisbon (LIS) in 2012 and careers.easyjet.com/

Fewer decorations, more social aid

The Alenquer Town Hall will thousand [to fund the pro- 200 more citizens, in addition to
give funds from the Christmas gramme Alenquer, Nativity Scene the thousand already supported,
programme, cancelled due to the de Portugal] and we decided to but also reinforcing aid to each
pandemic, to help families and spend it instead on social pro- family “at 200 percent”.
traditional businesses, despite jects”, said Rui Costa to the Lusa As in previous years, the mu-
maintaining some decorations agency. nicipality will distribute Christ-
and Christmas lights said the From the allocated budget, mas meals to needy families, but
vice president of the municipality. €50,000 will be given to rein- instead of being made by the mu-
“We had planned a budget force the food aid programme nicipality, they will be supplied
of between €150,000 and €200 in December, covering not only by the municipality’s restaurants.