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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe and Gwyn Topham

EasyJet returns to profit but Israel-Hamas war reduces bookings

EasyJet aircraft
EasyJet is to open new bases in Alicante and Birmingham next spring. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

EasyJet has experienced a general drop in bookings since the Israel-Hamas war started, which prompted it to pause flights to Israel and Jordan, but said demand was coming back and consumers were keen to holiday abroad next year.

Johan Lundgren, the budget airline’s chief executive, said: “As we saw with Ukraine, there has been a short-term industry-wide impact on [flight] searches and bookings, though this now seems to be coming back with a recent improvement in trading.”

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