easyJet PLC
06 October 2006
6th October 2006
EASYJET PASSENGER STATISTICS FOR SEPTEMBER 2006
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Month ending September 2006 September 2005 Change
Passengers(1) 3,011,145 2,743,221 + 9.8 %
Load Factor(2) 86.5% 86.4% + 0.1 pp
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Rolling 12 months ending September 2006 September 2005 Change
Passengers(1) 32,953,287 29,557,640 + 11.5 %
Load Factor(2) 84.8% 85.2% - 0.4 pp
Total Revenue (Unaudited)(3) £1,620m £1,341m + 20.7 %
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September revenue was slightly ahead of expectations marking an encouraging end
to easyJet's financial year. Passenger growth for the year was 11.5%, with unit
revenue (total revenue per seat) showing an increase of 7.8% compared with the
previous year. As a result, easyJet now expects pre-tax profit for the year
ended 30 September 2006 to be slightly ahead of its previous guidance for
pre-tax profit growth of 40% to 50%.
easyJet has developed its position as the largest low cost airline in Spain and
during September announced 6 new routes from Madrid including 2 domestic
services to La Coruna and Asturias/Oviedo as well as new routes to Toulouse,
Lyon, Casablanca and Rome. In addition, easyJet is adding extra frequencies on
existing routes from Madrid to London Gatwick, Berlin, Geneva, and Milan
Malpensa.
easyJet will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September
2006 on 14 November 2006.
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easyJet plc
Financial:
Julia Collins, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 258
Andrew Barker, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 982
Press:
Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 339
(1) Represents the number of earned seats flown. Earned seats include seats that
are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because easyJet is a no-refund
airline, and once a flight has departed a no-show customer is generally not
entitled to change flights or seek a refund. Earned seats also include seats
provided for promotional purposes and to staff for business travel.
(2) Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats
available for passengers. No weighting of the load factor is carried out to
recognise the effect of varying flight (or 'stage') lengths.
(3) Represents statutory revenue (unaudited)
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