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Fortune
Prarthana Prakash

Budget airline EasyJet's summer looks different from its rival Ryanair as it’s sold 1.5 million more tickets for its peak months than last year

people queuing up to board an easyjet flight (Credit: Giovanni Mereghetti—UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

It’s been a cruel start to the summer for Ryanair, which reported a 46% drop in profits earlier this week as consumers cashed in on deals by pushing ticket bookings to the last minute. 

Ryanair also attributed the drop to a part of Easter-time travel falling into its previous quarter ending in March. 

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