No-frills airline easyJet saw a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of passengers carried in December, helped by the absence of severe weather conditions this time round.
The number of passengers carried rose 13.1% to 4.14m from 3.66m in December 2010. The load factor eased, however, to 85.6% from 85.8% the year before.
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