EasyJet February traffic up but load factor slips

Low-cost airline EasyJet reported a rise in passenger numbers in February but a slip in the load factor.

EasyJet carried 4.93m passengers last month, up 9.8% from February 2015. However, the load factor – which gauges how many seats were actually taken up on flights – slipped to 90.5% from 90.9%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers grew 7.5% to 70.52m and the load factor nudged up to 91.6% from 90.8%.