May2003 Traffic Stats

easyJet PLC
06 June 2003

6 June 2003
easyJet announces passenger growth of 96% for May 2003


Below are the easyJet passenger statistics for May 2003. This information is
published on the fifth working day of every month.


Passenger statistics for easyJet(1)

                  May 2003       May 2002     Year-on-year   Rolling 12 months  
                                              change         ending 31/05/2003

Passengers(2)     1,759,659      898,080      +95.9%         18,146,542

Load Factor(3)    83.5%          82.1%                       83.8%


Ray Webster, easyJet Chief Executive, said:

'I am pleased to confirm that, as indicated on the day of publication of our
Interim results on 7th May 2003, easyJet's revenue per flight during May tracked
at close to the same level as last year. The market softness that we witnessed
earlier in the year due to the effects of the Gulf conflict is now dissipating
and we have seen a strong recovery.

'Passengers are obviously attracted to easyJet's unique proposition of the
lowest fares from local airports to Europe's most attractive and convenient
destinations with the frequency that people want.

'Also, Geneva Airport confirmed during the month that easyJet became the number
one carrier at Geneva, with a 25.9% passenger market share, ahead of Swiss, Air
France and British Airways.'



1. In May 2002, Go Fly, as an independent company, carried 564,284
passengers with a load factor of 80.7%.  On a proforma basis, in May 2002,
easyJet and Go Fly carried 1,462,364 passengers with a load factor of 81.6%. For
the rolling 12 months ending 31 May 2003, on a proforma basis, easyJet and Go
Fly carried 19,376,436 passengers with a load factor of 83.9%.

2. Represents the number of earned seats flown. Earned seats include seats
that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because easyJet is a
no-refund airline, and once a flight has departed a no-show customer is
generally not entitled to change flights or seek a refund. Earned seats also
include seats provided for promotional purposes and to staff for business
travel.

3. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of
seats available for passengers. No weighting of the load factor is carried out
to recognise the effect of varying flight (or 'stage') lengths.



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