EasyJet passenger figures rise almost 24%
{{date|February 7, 2005}}
[[w:London|London]] - Low-fares airline [[w:Easyjet|easyJet]] today announced that passenger figures for January rose to over 2.08m, a 23.8% rise on 2004. Load-factor dropped slightly to 76.4% whilst average yields only fell 2% between October and December. After what was expected to be a tough winter period for the airline industry--with the flamboyant [[w:Ryanair|Ryanair]] CEO Micheal O' Leary having stated in December that a "bloodbath" was to take place in the European aviation industry--the figures were better than expected. 

==References==

*{{source|url=http://www.easyjet.com/EN/News/20050207_01.html |title=Passenger statistics for January 2005 |author= |pub=easyJet |date=February 7, 2005}}
*''[http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-02-07T100619Z_01_DOB727476_RTRUKOC_0_AIRLINES-EASYJET.xml EasyJet traffic grows 23.8 pct]'' - [http://www.reuters.co.uk Reuters] - 7 Feb 2005
*''[http://news.ft.com/cms/s/aefdcb3a-78e5-11d9-89c5-00000e2511c8.html Easyjet stills sees bumpy ride ahead]'' - [http://www.ft.com FT.com] - 7 Feb 2005
*''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1407659,00.html Easyjet warns of uncertain outlook]'' - [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian] - 7 Feb 2005

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London - Low-fares airline easyJet today announced that passenger figures for January rose to over 2.08m, a 23.8% rise on 2004. Load-factor dropped slightly to 76.4% whilst average yields only fell 2% between October and December. After what was expected to be a tough winter period for the airline industry--with the flamboyant Ryanair CEO Micheal O' Leary having stated in December that a "bloodbath" was to take place in the European aviation industry--the figures were better than expected.
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