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easyJet December passenger numbers soar by 5.5%
Budget airline easyJet reported a 5.5% year-on-year increase in passengers for December to 5.88m. The load factor was up to 91.4% from 89.9%.
Cancellations rose to 580 from 330 a year earlier, largely due to adverse weather conditions causing around 400 and runway closures making up the majority of the rest along with industrial action.
The rolling 12-month passenger figure climbed to 81.6m, up 9.6% on the year to the end of December 2016.