6th Jul 2007 07:00
easyJet PLC06 July 2007 6 July 2007 EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR JUNE 2007 ____________________________________________________________________ Month ending June 2007 June 2006 Change Passengers1 3,440,639 2,990,169 +15.1%Load Factor2 86.8% 87.6% -0.8pp ____________________________________________________________________ Rolling 12 months ending June 2007 June 2006 Change Passengers1 35,687,793 32,122,137 +11.1%Load Factor2 84.0% 84.4% -0.4ppTotal Revenue (unaudited)3 £1,735 £1,535m +13.1% __________________________________________________________________ In June easyJet maintained high load factors while re-iterating its commitmentto growth, reducing costs, and innovation by developing exciting new ancillaryproducts. Underpinning its long-term growth, easyJet confirmed firm orders for delivery of35 Airbus A319 aircraft during 2011 and 2012. This brings easyJet's totalnumber of confirmed Airbus A319s on order to 122, with a list price of over $7billion. These orders will ensure that easyJet continues to operate one of theyoungest, cleanest, greenest fleets of any major airline in Europe. At the end of June, easyJet also announced the completion of its tender forengine maintenance, which guarantees provision of efficient, low-costmaintenance services with the world's leading engine maintenance supplier. The10 year agreement with GE Aviation covers maintenance and overhaul of easyJet'sCFM56 engines, which power its fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Theagreement, which covers as many as 340 shop visits, is valued at around $1billion. easyJet has also launched easyJetHolidays thereby continuing to innovate andbring convenience to its customers. easyJetHolidays offers total flexibilitywhen planning holidays and allows customers to save time and effort with accessto over 900 daily flights and a choice of 10,000 hotels and apartments at thebest prices, underpinned by a price promise guarantee. END For further details please contact: easyJet plc Financial:Andrew Barker, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 982 Press:Oliver Aust, Corporate Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 973 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:
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