easyJet passenger statistics for December 2006
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for December 2006.| Month ending | December 2006 | December 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 2,638,279 | 2,372,333 | +11.2% |
| Load Factor2 | 81.2% | 80.5% | +0.6pp |
| Rolling 12 month ending | December 2006 | December 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 33,675,905 | 30,301,991 | +11.1% |
| Load Factor2 | 84.6% | 84.9% | -0.4pp |
| Total Revenue3 | £1,667m | £1,381m | +20.7% |
On 20 December, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal on the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) from 2011. easyJet has welcomed the move, as ETS is a market-based mechanism which should provide an incentive for airlines to operate modern aircraft in the most efficient way. easyJet flies new aircraft having an average age of 2.2 years at 30 September 2006, with high seat density and passenger loads, which result in 30% fewer emissions per passenger kilometre than a traditional airline.
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 statutory revenue (unaudited).