easyJet posts positive February passenger numbers

6th Mar 2014 07:01

Budget airline easyJet posted a 2.9 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of passengers it flew during February to 4.2m, up from 4.1m in 2013. The group also posted a 0.2 percentage point increase in the load factor to 90.7%. On a 12-month rolling basis, February numbers were up 3.5% at 61.6m, from 59.5m a year earlier. The load factor was up 0.2 percentage points at 89.4%. NR