EasyJet passenger numbers up despite Easter timings

EasyJet managed to increase passenger numbers in March despite the timing of Easter.

The airline carried 5.1 million passengers last month, a jump of 4.8% over last year when Easter fell in March.

Yesterday, Ryanair reported a 4% drop in passenger numbers to 5.2 million for March, blaming the change in the Easter timings.

While Ryanair’s March load factors were 80%, easyJet today reported load factors of 91.5%, up from 90.5% in March 2013.