EasyJet posts record profit of £201m

UK airline easyJet delivered a profits haul of £201.9m (€282.2m) today after flying 37.2 million passengers in the year to September 30.

The record figure, which was 56% higher than a year earlier, came as the group managed to curb costs at a time of rising fuel charges and the doubling of air passenger duty for UK customers. It grew revenues by 11% to £1.79bn (€2.5bn) in the period, with passenger numbers up by 13% on last time.