LONDON (Alliance News) - EasyJet PLC on Thursday reported flat passenger numbers in January and a slight year-on-year decline in its load factor, while Aer Lingus posted a fall in passengers but an uptick in its load factor in the month.
FTSE 100-listed budget carrier easyJet said it carried 4 million passengers in January 2015, flat year-on-year, while its load factor fell by 0.3 percentage point to 85.1% from 85.4%.
For the 12 months to the end of January, easyJet's passenger numbers were up 6.3% to 65.4 million from 61.5 million a year earlier, while its load factor was up 1.4 percentage points to 90.8% from 89.4%.
But Aer Lingus' said it carried 546,000 passengers in January, down 4.5% from the 572,000 carried a year earlier. But its load factor in the month was up by 2.4 percentage points to 68.9% from 66.5%.
By Sam Unsted; samunsted@alliancenews.com; @SamUAtAlliance
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