8th May 2007 07:03
easyJet PLC08 May 2007 8 May 2007 EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR APRIL 2007 ____________________________________________________________________ Month ending April 2007 April 2006 Change Passengers1 3,133,725 2,848,065 + 10.0 % Load Factor2 83.1% 86.4% - 3.3 pp ____________________________________________________________________ Rolling 12 months ending April 2007 April 2006 Change Passengers1 34,831,219 31,331,115 + 11.2 % Load Factor2 84.0% 84.2% - 0.2 pp Total Revenue (unaudited)3 £1,717m £1,468m + 16.9 % __________________________________________________________________ Andy Harrison, easyJet Chief Executive said: "As we stated last winter, we continue to see pressure on yields in the summeragainst high comparatives from last year and due to continued competition. Thisis evident in our revenue performance for April which fell on a per seat basiscompared with the same month in 2006. Our guidance remains unchanged, for thefull year to September 2007 we expect pre-tax profit growth of 40% to 50%. "April marked another milestone for easyJet as we took delivery of our 100thAirbus A319. From taking delivery of our first Airbus in September 2003, wehave taken our 100th in little over three and a half years. In pursuing thisgrowth, easyJet has taken an A319 into its fleet on average every 12 days - afaster rate than any other airline in history. The addition of the 100th Airbustakes the total number of aircraft in easyJet's fleet to 130, and with anaverage age of 2.3 years, our fleet is one of the youngest and mostenvironmentally friendly in Europe." easyJet will announce its first half results for the six months to March 2007tomorrow. There will be an analyst presentation at 9am and a live webcast ofthe presentation will be available at www.easyJet.com. END For further details please contact: easyJet plc Financial:Julia Collins, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 258 Press:Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 339 1.Represents the number of earned seats flown. Earned seats include seats thatare flown whether or not the passenger turns up because easyJet is a no-refundairline, and once a flight has departed a no-show customer is generally notentitled to change flights or seek a refund. Earned seats also include seatsprovided for promotional purposes and to staff for business travel. 2. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seatsavailable for passengers. No weighting of the load factor is carried out torecognise the effect of varying flight (or "stage") lengths. 3. Represents statutory revenue (unaudited). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
easyJet