6th May 2016 06:27
LONDON (Alliance News) - easyJet PLC on Friday reported growth in passenger numbers in April year-on-year, but a decline in load factor.
The low-cost airline said it carried 6.1% more passengers in April 2016 than in April 2015, to 6.4 million from 6.0 million. Its load factor, however, slipped by 0.4 percentage points to 90.4% from 90.8%.
On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers rose by 7.4% to 71.1 million from 66.2 million, while load factor increased by 0.5 percentage points to 91.5% from 91.0%.
easyJet said it will release its first-half results for the six months ended March 31 on May 10.
On Wednesday, rival budget airlines Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC both posted growth in passenger numbers and load factor in April.
Irish carrier Ryanair said total customers carried in the month increased 10% year-on-year to 9.9 million from 9.0 million, as its load factor rose to 93% from 91%.
Eastern and Central European-focused Wizz Air, meanwhile, said passenger numbers grew 16% year-on-year in April to 1.8 million, up from 1.5 million, as its load factor was up to 86.5% from 86.2%.
By Karolina Kaminska; [email protected] @KarolinaAllNews
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