In its statement for its full-year financial results the airline said revenue trends in the first quarter were “encouraging, primarily as a result of some capacity leaving the market”.
This year has seen the demise of Monarch, Alitalia and Air Berlin. EasyJet acquired part of Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel airport for a purchase consideration of €40 million of in October.
The airline said it will continue its strategy of “purposeful investment to drive profitable growth to secure leading positions at primary airports” and plans to grow capacity by around 6% for the 2018 financial year, excluding any prospective Air Berlin capacity.
