easyJet passenger statistics for August 2006

Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for August 2006.

Month ending	August 2006	August 2005	Change
Passengers1	3,146,216	2,903,404	+8.4%
Load Factor2	89.2%	88.4%	+0.9pp

Rolling 12 month ending	August 2006	August 2005	Change
Passengers1	32,685,363	29,169,743	+12.1%
Load Factor2	84.7%	85.2%	-0.5pp
Total Revenue3	£1,597m	£1,319m	+21.1%

As a result of the security disruption, on 10 August 2006, easyJet cancelled a total of 469 flights: 290 flights on the day of the initial disruption, 112 on Friday 11 August, and a further 67 flight through to Monday 14 August. easyJet accommodated the majority of affected customers on alternative flights, and offered affected passengers the chance to change any bookings in the period free of charge or to have a refund.

The disruption resulted in additional costs related to passenger assistance and compensation; it impacted revenue during the period and in the immediate aftermath. The impact of the cancellations, passenger assistance and compensation over the period of the disruption is estimated to be in the region of £4m. In spite of this, easyJet maintains its current guidance for pre-tax profit growth for the full year ending 30 September 2006 to be in the region of 40% to 50%.

¹Represents the number of earned seats flown. Earned seats include seats that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because easyJet is a no-refund airline, and once a flight has departed a no-show customer is generally not entitled to change flights or seek a refund. Earned seats also include seats provided for promotional purposes and to staff for business travel.
²Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers. No weighting of the load factor is carried out to recognise the effect of varying flight (or "stage") lengths.
³Represents unaudited statutory revenue, which includes the invoiced value of airline and ancillary services, net of passenger tax.