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EasyJet counts cost of Middle East crisis but is upbeat about summer

Operators
Gary Noakes
28 November 2023

EasyJet predicts the Middle East crisis will impact its winter results but says summer bookings remain strong, aided by short supply.

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France's BEA has classified the incident on New Year’s Eve last year as a ‘serious encounter’ (Credit: easyJet)

The carrier said flights to Israel, Jordan and Egypt made up 4% of its capacity. It continues to fly to Egypt. “Early winter results for FY24 will see an impact from the conflict in the Middle East,” it said.


“Additionally, there was a broader impact on near-term flight searches and bookings across the industry, though this seems to be coming back with a recent improvement in trading. Accordingly, despite positive underlying strength, easyJet does not currently expect its Q1 loss to improve year on year.”