easyJet confirms record profit

EASYJET has issued a positive long-term forecast after confirming a record annual profit of £686 million. 

Passenger numbers rose by 6% to 68.6 million in the year to September 30 as people took more holidays and city breaks, and the airline attracted increased numbers of business travellers.

The airline's pre-tax profit was up by £105 million or 18.1% year-on-year as revenue rose by 3.5% to £4.6 billion.

Carolyn McCall, the company’s chief executive, said: ‘Our outlook for the longer term is positive. We expect demand in our markets to be sustained and for easyJet to continue to be a winner in its markets.’

New routes - The company is to run three new routes – Paris, Milan Malpensa, and Olbia in Sardinia – next summer for business and leisure passengers travelling from Manchester Airport.

Across the new routes, the airline is expected to fly 5,000 passengers a week from the airport throughout next summer, operating nine times a week to Paris, up to seven times a week to Milan Malpensa, and twice a week to Olbia, Sardinia.

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