EasyJet to pare costs after Paris shootings

EasyJet is stepping up efforts to control costs this year to offset potential disruptions like the Paris shootings and presumed bombing of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt in late 2015.

Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline now forecasts expenses per seat excluding fuel will be flat to up 1% in the year through September, EasyJet said in a statement yesterday.

That compares with a November prediction of an increase of 2%.