RNS Summary17 May 2019 08:12
· Passenger numbers for the six months to 31 March 2019 increased by 4.9 million (13.3%) to 41.6 million
· Capacity1 increased by 14.5% principally due to annualising of new operations in Berlin. easyJet grew its existing network capacity by c.7%. Load factor decreased by 1.0 percentage points to 90.1% mainly as a result of building loads in Berlin in the first quarter
· Total revenue increased by 7.3% to £2,343 million (H1 2018: £2,183 million) due to capacity growth and a foreign exchange benefit negatively offset by, the impact of the move of Easter, the new IFRS 15 accounting standard and the annualisation of prior year benefits such as Monarch's bankruptcy and Ryanair cancelling a large proportion of its winter 2017/8 schedule in the UK. Total revenue per seat decreased by 6.3% to £50.71 (H1 2018: £54.10), with a decrease of 7.4% at constant currency2
· Headline cost per seat increased by 3.9% to £56.66 (H1 2018: £54.53) as a result of fuel price increases, the impact of foreign exchange, underlying cost inflation, investing in resilience as well as the impact of drones at Gatwick in December, mitigated by easyJet's cost programme and fleet up-gauging. Headline cost per seat excluding fuel at constant currency increased by 1.3%
· Headline loss before tax was £275 million (H1 2018: loss of £18 million) reflecting the above revenue and cost drivers, easyJet's normal seasonality as well as increased volume of capacity
· Total loss before tax of £272 million for the six months ended 31 March 2019 (H1 2018: loss of £68 million) reflecting a small benefit of £3 million from non-headline items
· easyJet's business model and strategy are underpinned by sector leading balance sheet strength, with a net debt position at 31 March 2019 of £201 million (under new IFRS 16 accounting standards)
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