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No-frills airlines continue to impress
Low cost carriers EasyJet and Go have both reported increases in passenger numbers for March as the no-frills sector continues to go from strength to strength.
Go saw passenger numbers jump by a massive 81.5% last month compared to March 2001 – further calling into question whether BA was wise to sell off the no-frills airline for £110million last summer.
The airline carried 428,999 passengers in March, compared to 236,344 in the same month last year, an increase of 81.5%. Load factor also improved from 69.5% to 78.4%, or from 74.3% to 83.4% if no shows are included.
Meanwhile EasyJet carried 839,472 passengers in March compared to 603,813 for the same period a year earlier, a 39% increase. Load factor improved from 82.6% to 85.9%
Partly in response to competition from the budget airlines, BA announced last week that it would cut fares on its domestic routes and scrap Saturday night restrictions.
See our previous stories:
14 Mar 2002: Go plans to have at least 80 aircraft by 2008
07 Mar 2002: Go passengers up 74.1%
19 Feb 2002: Report says BA was wrong to sell Go
07 Feb 2002: Go and EasyJet passenger numbers rise
01 Feb 2002: bmibaby claims early success
23 Jan 2002: Go announces six destinations from East Midlands
18 Jan 2002: bmi unveils name of no-frills subsidiary
08 Jan 2002 :EasyJet in push to increase business bookings
08 Jan 2002: EasyJet reaches 90% internet sales target
13 Dec 2001: Go sets up base in East Midlands in UK expansion
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