7th Sep 2006 07:01
easyJet PLC07 September 2006 7th September 2006 EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR AUGUST 2006 ____________________________________________________________________ Month ending August 2006 August 2005 Change Passengers1 3,146,216 2,903,404 + 8.4 %Load Factor2 89.2% 88.4% + 0.9 pp ____________________________________________________________________ Rolling 12 months ending August 2006 August 2005 Change Passengers1 32,685,363 29,169,743 + 12.1 %Load Factor2 84.7% 85.2% - 0.5 ppTotal Revenue (Unaudited)3 £1,597m £1,319m + 21.1 % __________________________________________________________________ As a result of the security disruption, on 10 August 2006, easyJet cancelled atotal of 469 flights: 290 flights on the day of the initial disruption, 112 onFriday 11 August, and a further 67 flight through to Monday 14 August. easyJetaccommodated the majority of affected customers on alternative flights, andoffered affected passengers the chance to change any bookings in the period freeof charge or to have a refund. The disruption resulted in additional costs related to passenger assistance andcompensation; it impacted revenue during the period and in the immediateaftermath. The impact of the cancellations, passenger assistance andcompensation over the period of the disruption is estimated to be in the regionof £4m. In spite of this, easyJet maintains its current guidance for pre-taxprofit growth for the full year ending 30 September 2006 to be in the region of40% to 50%. 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) END For further details please contact: easyJet plc Financial:Julia Collins, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 258Andrew Barker, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 982 Press:Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 339 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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