EasyJet chief paid almost £3m despite airline’s £208m loss

Johan Lundgren gets rise of about 273% from 2021, when he received no bonus because of Covid pandemic

The boss of easyJet was paid almost 3m in 2022, in the year when the airline made a 208m loss and cancelled thousands of flights because of staffing and other problems.

The easyJet chief executive, Johan Lundgren, received a 1.2m annual bonus and 925,000 in shares on top of his 833,000 fixed salary and benefits.