The boss of easyJet has said the travel industry is much better prepared for this summer than last year, when staff shortages led to chaos at airports – but passengers are likely to pay significantly more to get away.
The budget airline lifted its profit outlook for this year after summer bookings rose and passenger numbers over Easter returned to pre-pandemic levels. Fares have risen sharply, although Johan Lundgren, the easyJet chief executive, defended the increase as being largely driven by fuel and comparable to wider cost-of-living rises in supermarkets.
