Easyjet lifts profit guidance for holidays arm

  • EasyJet PLC (LSE:EZJ) lifted guidance for its Holidays business and said it expects "good profit growth" for the full year, after reporting a 21% increase in pre-tax profit to £286 million for its third quarter. The low-cost airline said seat capacity growth will moderate in the second half of the year, with available seat kilometres (ASK) set to rise around 9% year-on-year, easing to 7% in the second half from 12% in the first.