EasyJet traffic, load factor rise in January

Budget airline EasyJet reported an 8.7% jump in January traffic on Tuesday as the load factor ticked up.

Passenger numbers grew to 5.16m from 4.75m in January last year, while the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - rose to 88.4% from 86.2%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, traffic was up 9.5% to 82.05m and the load factor edged up to 93.2% from 91.5%.

EasyJet said the latest traffic stats don’t include operations from Tegel airport in Berlin, which began on Friday 5 January. It said passenger numbers for the airport are currently in line with expectations, with further details to be provided at the airline’s first-half results in May.