EasyJet: latest passenger numbers

Budget airline EasyJet enjoyed a slight pick up in passenger numbers last month.

The company said it carried 5,537,275 passengers in June, 1.9 per cent more than in the same month a year ago.

It’s load factor, an industry measure of how full its aircraft are, remained the same at 89.9 per cent.

The group said it cancelled 585 flights last month compared to the 22 flights cancelled in June 2012. The increase in cancellations was predominantly driven by the recent French air traffic control strike.