EasyJet has said the Omicron variant of coronavirus hit passenger demand last month, but revealed it has seen a recent boost in bookings from the move to scrap Covid travel tests.
The low-cost airline said Omicron saw its load factor, a measure of how well it fills its planes, slump to 67% in December after recovering past 80% in October and November.
Despite the Omicron impact, EasyJet almost halved headline pre-tax losses in its first quarter to the end of December to £213m, down from losses of £423m a year earlier.
