easyJet passenger statistics for March 2006
| Month ending | March 2006 | March 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 2,754,705 | 2,573,070 | +7.1% |
| Load Factor2 | 86.3% | 91.1% | -4.8pp |
| Rolling 12 month ending | March 2006 | March 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 30,921,244 | 26,996,777 | +14.5% |
| Load Factor2 | 84.1% | 84.6% | -0.5pp |
| Total Revenue3 | £1,418m | £1,205m | +17.7% |
Load factors were strong in March at over 86%, slightly ahead of expectations and ahead of our 12 month rolling average.
Year on year seat capacity grew 13% in the month with passenger growth somewhat lower at 7%. This is due to the exceptionally high loads last year as a result of Easter falling in March.
First half results will be announced on 3 May 2006.
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.
