Britis­h no-frills airlin­e announ­ced that it carrie­d a record 81.6 millio­n passen­gers, despit­e uncert­ainty about Brexit­LONDON: British no-frills airline EasyJet announced Friday that it carried a record 81.6 million passengers in 2017, despite uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The number of passengers increased by 9.6 percent last year compared with 2016, EasyJet said in a trading update. Low-cost Irish rival Ryanair had revealed on Wednesday that it carried a record-high 129 million passengers last year. 2017 was the safest year for air travelAnd on Thursday, British Airways owner IAG stated that it had transported a total of 105 million people. Back in July 2017, EasyJet applied for a new air operator’s certificate in Austria to continue flying across Europe regardless of the final Brexit deal between Brussels and London.

Source: The Express Tribune January 05, 2018 09:33 UTC