EasyJet boss Carolyn McCall has seen her salary almost double to £6.44 million this year due to the airline’s financial success.
According to a report in the Guardian today, McCall was paid a £1.15 million bonus and around £4.2 million in shares under a long-term incentive plan.
Meanwhile, the airline’s chief financial officer Chris Kennedy more than doubled his package to £3.74 million, including £2.74 million in long-term incentive payments.
A spokesman told the Guardian that pay was designed with "a clear link between the value created for shareholders and the amount paid to EasyJet’s directors" and that the average salary across the airline was £62,000.
EasyJet’s pre-tax profits rose 51% to £478 million in the year to September.
