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EasyJet today reported a pretax loss of £411m, compared to the forecast it provided in April for a loss of between £405-425m

EasyJet confident on summer as bookings soar

British airline easyJet said it was confident ahead of the summer season, when it makes all its profit, helped by strong booking levels, higher ticket prices and the growth of its holidays business.

Business • 18 May 23

EasyJet said it was encouraged by strong demand during the Easter weekend despite French strikes and strong bookings for the summer

EasyJet upbeat on profits due to strong travel demand

EasyJet has today forecast profit for financial year 2023 to be ahead of market expectations, encouraged by strong demand during the Easter weekend despite French strikes and strong bookings for the summer.

Business • 18 Apr 23

Wizz Air said its revenue more than doubled to €911.7m in the three months to the end of December

Wizz Air sees strong summer, but more wary than rivals

Wizz Air is upbeat on summer demand for travel but more cautious than its competitors, forecasting a return to profit in its 2023-2024 financial year, helped by strong bookings, new capacity and the benefits of hedging fuel costs.

Business • 26 Jan 23

EasyJet has reported a headline loss before tax of £133m for the quarter to the end of December

EasyJet sees return to profit, strong bookings for 2023

EasyJet said it expected to beat current market expectations for 2023 based on the strength of bookings into summer and was set to deliver a full-year profit.

Business • 25 Jan 23

EasyJet has denied any wrongdoing in relation to the possible price-fixing of flights

Airlines face Italy inquiry over Sicily flight prices

Italy's antitrust regulator has opened an inquiry into possible price-fixing for flights in and out of Sicily by airlines including Ryanair, Wizz Air and EasyJet.

Business • 28 Dec 22

Reporting results for the 12 months to the end of September, easyJet said that its headline pretax loss came in at 178 million pounds

EasyJet says future bookings look positive

British airline easyJet said bookings for next spring and summer were looking positive and it was already achieving higher ticket prices although it warned that there would be market wide inflationary pressure.

Business • 29 Nov 22

Ryanair's group CEO Michael O'Leary says the airline's bookings are 'surprisingly strong'

Ryanair CEO predicts higher fares on strong bookings

Ryanair's bookings for the autumn mid-term and Christmas holidays are ahead of pre-Covid levels and it sees average fares rising by more than expected for the financial year to end-March, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 13 Oct 22

EasyJet said that cancelled flights in spring offset a strong summer season

EasyJet sees annual loss of up to £190m

Airline EasyJet today forecast it would post a headline annual loss before tax of between £170m and £190m after cancelled flights in spring offset a strong summer season.

Business • 13 Oct 22

EasyJet is now targetting a 78% drop in emissions by 2050

EasyJet to end carbon offsetting to focus on emissions

EasyJet said today it would scrap its carbon offsetting scheme at the end of the year and instead target a 78% drop in emissions by 2050 via investments in efficient aircraft, sustainable aviation fuel and operating improvements.

Business • 26 Sep 22

Datalex said the deal with EasyJet was an 'important strategic milestone'

Datalex wins EasyJet deal as H1 revenues dip

Travel software company Datalex has secured EasyJet as a new customer in a deal which it described as an "important strategic milestone".

Business • 02 Sep 22

Easyjet said operations improved in July.

Easyjet cancellations and delays cost airline £133m

British low-cost airline easyJet said cancellations and delays caused by staff shortages at airports and in the air had cost it £133 million in the three months to the end of June, but it added that operations had improved in July.

Business • 26 Jul 22

Peter Bellew resigned on Friday to pursue other opportunities, EasyJet said today

EasyJet's COO Bellew resigns after flight cancellations

EasyJet's chief operating officer (COO) has stepped down after the airline cancelled thousands of flights this summer to try to limit the disruption caused to passengers from staff shortages in the air and on the ground.

Business • 04 Jul 22

EasyJet's flight attendants in Spain are demanding a 40% increase in their basic salaries

Spain-based cabin crew at EasyJet plan July strike

Spain-based cabin crew at EasyJet plan to go on strike for nine days in July to demand higher pay from the budget airline, local union USO said today, potentially adding to travel woes as the sector struggles to cope with rebounding demand.

Business • 21 Jun 22

The airline said it now expected its capacity in the quarter to end-June to be around 87% of 2019 levels

EasyJet cuts more flights to try to manage disruption

British low-cost carrier easyJet has said it is cutting more flights in the busy summer period to help manage operational problems, including staff shortages in ground handling and flight caps at London Gatwick and Amsterdam.

Business • 20 Jun 22

It said the problems affected flights that were due to depart between 1200 and 1400 today

EasyJet says 200 flights cancelled due to IT issues

Low-cost carrier EasyJet has cancelled around 200 flights because of issues with IT systems.

Business • 26 May 22

EasyJet has reported a first-half headline loss of £545m - in line with its guidance

EasyJet says bookings strong as it posts £545m H1 loss

Low-cost carrier EasyJet said air travel demand was strong, with bookings in the last 10 weeks consistently above pre-pandemic levels, as it reported a first-half headline loss of £545m, in line with its guidance.

Business • 19 May 22

EasyJet said it had flown 94% of its planned schedule in the last seven days

EasyJet says high crew absence not yet improving

EasyJet said it was yet to see an easing of crew sickness that is causing it to cancel flights and disrupt the Easter plans of thousands of travellers, but it was confident it would be able to return to a near pre-pandemic schedule this summer.

Business • 12 Apr 22

Dublin Airport has warned that lengthy queues were likely for weeks as it rebuilds its operation and recruits and trains new security staff

Airlines and airports struggle with travel recovery

Thousands of holidaymakers have seen their Easter getaways disrupted or cancelled because airlines and airports do not have enough staff to meet the recovery in demand as pandemic restrictions are eased in Europe.

Business • 06 Apr 22

EasyJet cancelled more than 200 flights at the weekend and said around 60 would be cancelled today

EasyJet cancels flights over Covid staff shortages

A renewed surge of Covid-19 in Britain has forced airlines including EasyJet to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar.

Business • 04 Apr 22

EasyHet bookings jumped in the UK when restrictions were reduced earlier this month

EasyJet expects summer take-off after Omicron hit

EasyJet said the easing of travel restrictions had spurred demand for summer beach destinations such as Greece, Turkey and Spain, giving the airline cause for optimism after the shadow of Omicron lifts.

Business • 27 Jan 22

Airline bosses fear that travel restrictions linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus risks blowing an industry recovery off course

Airlines bosses worry about impact of Omicron variant

Airline bosses have voiced concern that travel restrictions linked to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus risked blowing an industry recovery off course.

Business • 01 Dec 21

EasyJet has reported a full-year headline loss before tax of £1.14 billion - at the higher end of forecasts

EasyJet sees softening in demand from Omicron variant

Airline EasyJet said today it had seen some softening of trading in the first quarter following the emergence of the Omicron variant, but it remained well placed to handle uncertainty through its financial year.

Business • 30 Nov 21

EasyJet said it would to fly 70% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the three months from October to December

EasyJet says recovery underway after £1 billion loss

EasyJet said travel was back and it would to fly 70% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the October to December period, higher than it planned last month, after Covid-19 restrictions drove losses above €1 billion in 2021.

Business • 12 Oct 21

BA still hasto consult with other unions and stakeholders before deciding whether to definitely go ahead with the Gatwick plan

BA plans short-haul, low-cost Gatwick service

British Airways said it would push ahead with plans for a short-haul service at London's second biggest airport Gatwick.

Business • 08 Oct 21

The airlines promised to clear any refund backlogs and better inform passengers of their rights in the future

Airlines agree to pay refunds over Covid cancellations

A group of European airlines has agreed to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic, and committed to provide better information on passengers' rights in future.

Business • 30 Sep 21