EasyJet peak bookings return to pre-Covid levels as it cuts losses

Airline says it is struggling at quieter times and has increased ticket prices as fuel and other costs rise

Bookings at easyJet for Christmas, the ski season and other peak periods have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, the airline has said after it dramatically reduced its full-year loss to 178m.

Peak holiday weeks this winter, such as October half-term and Christmas week in the UK, are back to normal levels of volume," easyJet said, although its boss warned that in quieter times the airline is still struggling to get enough passengers. It expects to have fully returned to 2019 capacity levels by next summer.