4th Jul 2014 06:53
LONDON (Alliance News) - Low-cost airlines easyJet PLC and Ryanair Holdings PLC said Friday that passenger numbers in June continued to rise.
FTSE 100-listed easyJet said it flew 6.1 million passengers in June, up 10.1% on the 5.5 million passengers flown in June last year. Load factor also rose during the month, rising to 92.0% from 89.9% in the comparable month.
On a rolling 12 month basis, the airline said passenger numbers to June 2014 were up 5.4% to 63.4 million, from 60.2 million recorded in June last year. Load factor for the 12-month period was also up, coming in at 90.1% from 89.2% in June 2013.
EasyJet noted that it cancelled 380 flights in June 2014 compared to the 585 flights cancelled in June 2013. The cancellations in June of this year were predominantly driven by the French Air Traffic Control strike on 24-25 June, said the company.
Ryanair said Friday that traffic in June rose to 8.3 million passengers, compared to the 7.9 million flown in June last year, while load factor rose to 88% from 84% for the comparable month.
Rolling annual traffic rose to 82.7 million customers, a 3% rise.
Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said June's growth can be attributed to "lower fares and improving customer experience, including our great new website, allocated seating, a free 2nd small carry-on bag and PED use on all flights."
By Alice Attwood; [email protected]; @AliceAtAlliance
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