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EasyJet holidays continues to thrive as airline parent vows to 'bounce back' from Middle East crisis

Operators
James Chapple
21 May 2026

"Strong demand" for easyJet holidays and the operator's "continued growth" has helped offset deeper winter losses for its airline parent, which has laid out a worst-case scenario should the conflict in the Middle East lead to a "protracted period of heightened geopolitical uncertainty".

EasyJet aircraft pictured at the stand at Luton airport
(Credit: iStock / Felipe Rodriguez)

Mixed fortunes for easyJet and its in-house operator over the winter (Credit: iStock / Felipe Rodriguez)

EasyJet holidays delivered a headline profit before tax of £61 million during the six months to the end of March off the back of a 50% increase in pre-tax earnings to £48 million.

The operator's first half (H1) result was driven by a 22% increase in easyJet holidays customers from just over one million to 1.3 million, which resulted in a 30% year-on-year increase in holidays revenue from £400 million to £518 million, as well as "margin improvements" including an 8% increase in average selling price.