EasyJet traffic jumps 11% in September, load factor ticks up
Budget airline easyJet reported an 11% jump in passenger numbers for September as the load factor ticked higher.
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535.60p
11:40 29/04/24
-0.48%
-2.60p
FTSE 100
8,186.24
11:40 29/04/24
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FTSE 350
4,494.76
11:40 29/04/24
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FTSE All-Share
4,447.84
11:40 29/04/24
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Travel & Leisure
7,553.87
11:40 29/04/24
-0.24%
-18.51
Passenger numbers rose to 7.7m from 7m in the same month a year ago as the load factor - which gauges how full the panes are - rose to 93.6% from 91.1%.
On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers were up 9.7% to 80.2m and the load factor increased to 92.6% from 91.6% in September 2016.
At 0805 BST, the shares were up 0.3% to 1,281p.