LONDON (Alliance News) - FTSE 100-listed budget carrier easyJet PLC on Wednesday said it passenger numbers and load factor both improved in March year-on-year.
The airline said its passenger numbers rose 7.5% year-on-year in March to hit 5.5 million, up from 5.1 million a year earlier. On a rolling basis to the end of March, the company's passenger numbers rose 6.7% to 66 million, up from 61.8 million a year before.
Its load factor also improved in March, rising 1.1 percentage points to 92.6% from 91.5%. On a rolling basis, its load factor improved by 1.4 percentage points to 90.9% from 89.5% a year earlier.
By Sam Unsted; samunsted@alliancenews.com; @SamUAtAlliance
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