In comparison, the low-cost carrier made a pre-tax loss of just £18 million during the same six-month period in 2018.
The increased loss came despite easyJet’s revenue rising by 7.3% to £2.34 billion, thanks to a 14.5% increase in capacity, which helped passenger numbers jump by 13.3% to 41.6 million for the half-year period, up to 31 March.
EasyJet said it had been affected by the “ongoing negative impact of Brexit-related market uncertainty as well as a wider macroeconomic slowdown in Europe”, with forward bookings for its third quarter running at 72% – down by three percentage points on this time last year.
