easyJet passenger statistics for September 2006
Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for September 2006.| Month ending | September 2006 | September 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 3,011,145 | 2,743,221 | +9.8% |
| Load Factor2 | 86.5% | 86.4% | +0.1pp |
| Rolling 12 month ending | September 2006 | September 2005 | Change |
| Passengers1 | 32,953,287 | 29,557,640 | +11.5% |
| Load Factor2 | 84.8% | 85.2% | -0.4pp |
| Total Revenue3 | £1,620m | £1,341m | +20.7% |
September revenue was slightly ahead of expectations marking an encouraging end to easyJet’s financial year. Passenger growth for the year was 11.5%, with unit revenue (total revenue per seat) showing an increase of 7.8% compared with the previous year. As a result, easyJet now expects pre-tax profit for the year ended 30 September 2006 to be slightly ahead of its previous guidance for pre-tax profit growth of 40% to 50%.
easyJet has developed its position as the largest low cost airline in Spain and during September announced 6 new routes from Madrid including 2 domestic services to La Coruna and Asturias/Oviedo as well as new routes to Toulouse, Lyon, Casablanca and Rome. In addition, easyJet is adding extra frequencies on existing routes from Madrid to London Gatwick, Berlin, Geneva, and Milan Malpensa.
easyJet will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2006 on 14 November 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.