7th Jun 2007 07:00
easyJet PLC07 June 2007 7 June 2007 EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR MAY 2007 ________________________________________________________________________________ Month ending May 2007 May 2006 Change Passengers1 3,345,465 2,939,361 + 13.8 % Load Factor2 83.6% 83.9% - 0.3 pp ________________________________________________________________________________ Rolling 12 months ending May 2007 May 2006 Change Passengers1 35,237,323 31,718,857 + 11.1 % Load Factor2 84.0% 84.2% - 0.2 pp Total Revenue (unaudited)3 £1,729m £1,501m + 15.2 % ________________________________________________________________________________ Strong load factors, which were broadly in line with last year, were supportedby targeted promotional activity and low lead-in fares. We will continue tooffer low fares throughout the summer to ensure great deals for our customersand high load factors. For the second half we anticipate total revenue per seatto decline in the region of 5% to 10% versus last year. In the second half we will see increased momentum in cost reductions with unitcosts, excluding fuel, down in excess of 5% year on year. This anticipateddecrease in unit costs reflects continued improvements in the cost of aircraftownership, careful management of airport related costs and a reduction inoverheads. For the year to September 2007 our guidance remains unchanged, and weexpect to increase pre-tax profits by 40% to 50% compared with the previousyear. easyJet's network expansion continued in May with the launch of eight new routesincluding new daily services between Paris and Athens, and Edinburgh and Milan,as well as six new routes developing easyJet's German and UK bases, bringing lowfares to more travellers throughout Europe. 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:
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