EasyJet reports record numbers during August
BUDGET airline EasyJet yesterday reported it had flown a record number of passengers in August, with 6.6m travellers on its aircraft – 8.4 per cent more than the same month last year.
EasyJet’s load factor — how full the company’s planes are — was at more than 94 per cent, another record for the airline launched by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995.
The record figures come after EasyJet issued a profit warning due to the impact of crises in Russia and Ukraine, Egypt and Israel – all destinations for the low-cost airline.
Today, the strong passenger figures saw the airline’s shares rise 1.39 per cent to 1,383p.
Yesterday was supposed to be EasyJet’s busiest with more than 210,000 passengers checking in on 1,451 flights.
Rival Ryanair on Wednesday said it too had smashed records in August, carrying 9.4m passengers during the holiday month. However, these figures were up four per cent, half the pace of growth enjoyed by EasyJet.
Ryanair recently revamped its customer service and has launched a range of new offers designed to attract business customers.