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EasyJet reports first ever annual loss; predicts quicker recovery for packages

Air
Jennifer Morris
17 November 2020

EasyJet has reported an annual loss for the first time, of £1.27 billion. 

More than 22m passengers flew with easyJet in the third quarter of 2022 - a sevenfold increase on 2021 (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)

The reported loss for the full-year ending 30 September compared with a £430 million profit in 2019.

However, the airline said with its "unmatched network, leaner cost base, most trusted brand and strong liquidity, after raising more than £3.1 billion to date", easyJet is "strongly positioned to be a leader in the recovery of the European airline".

Passenger numbers for the period decreased by 50% to 48.1 million (2019: 96.1 million), with capacity decreasing by 47.5%.

Load factor "only decreased by 4.3 percentage points" to 87.2% due to a "prudent approach to capacity".

Total revenue decreased by 52.9% to £3.1 billion (2019: £6.39 billion).