The company is confident on demand for summer and autumn travelAirline EasyJet plans to fly 60pc of its pre-pandemic capacity in the July-September period, a big jump from the 17pc in the previous quarter, as Covid restrictions ease and travel appetite builds across Europe. For now, EasyJet said it had scheduled 60pc of its flying on intra-European Union routes, whereas normally its business is split evenly between Britain and the EU. EasyJet's positive outlook comes after almost a year and a half of travel restrictions. But it said limited visibility meant it could not provide guidance for the rest of the year. For the three months to June 30, when travel across most of Europe remained restricted and it flew just 17pc of its pre-pandemic capacity, EasyJet posted a pretax loss of £318m.

Source: Irish Independent July 20, 2021 07:30 UTC