easyJet passenger numbers get Go lift

EasyJet reports that applying its price regime to Go Fly helped increase passenger traffic by nearly 50% in January to 1.5 million people.

The traffic figures are the first since easyJet introduced its pricing system to the Go routes as integration of the two airlines continues.

A load factor for the month of 77.5% - representing the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of available seats - compares with the pair's 76% load factor for the same month a year earlier.

Last month's traffic figures represent a 43.5% increase on the one million passengers EasyJet carried in January 2002.