EasyJet has sold 1.5 million more seats this summer than last year, pushing its third quarter pre-tax profit up 16% to £236m.
Its package arm easyJet holidays made £73m profit, up from £49m this time last year.
Passenger numbers for the three months to the end of June were up 8% and 69% of seats for the remainder of the summer are sold, one percentage point more than last year, despite the airline adding 7% more capacity.
CEO Johan Lundgren said: “Our strong performance in the quarter has been driven by more customers choosing easyJet for our unrivalled network of destinations and value for money.
“This result was achieved despite Easter falling into March this year, demonstrating the continued importance of travel and this means we remain on track to deliver another record-breaking summer, taking us a step closer to our medium-term targets.”
The post EasyJet on track for ‘record-breaking summer’ after selling 1.5m more seats appeared first on Travel Gossip.
Continue reading...
Its package arm easyJet holidays made £73m profit, up from £49m this time last year.
Passenger numbers for the three months to the end of June were up 8% and 69% of seats for the remainder of the summer are sold, one percentage point more than last year, despite the airline adding 7% more capacity.
CEO Johan Lundgren said: “Our strong performance in the quarter has been driven by more customers choosing easyJet for our unrivalled network of destinations and value for money.
“This result was achieved despite Easter falling into March this year, demonstrating the continued importance of travel and this means we remain on track to deliver another record-breaking summer, taking us a step closer to our medium-term targets.”
The post EasyJet on track for ‘record-breaking summer’ after selling 1.5m more seats appeared first on Travel Gossip.
Continue reading...
