easyJet announced in a statement this morning that its total revenue per seat had increased by 2.2 percent in constant currency in the quarter ended June 30, while the number of passengers carried had surged by 10.8 percent driven by an increase in capacity of 9.5 percent.
McCall said that Easyjet has "positive momentum" after a "difficult 18 months of external challenges".
"Our purposeful and disciplined growth continues to strengthen our market positions and we are seeing an underlying improving revenue trend".
Low-priced airline easyJet Plc (ESYJY.PK, EZJ.L) reported Thursday that its third-quarter total revenue increased 16% to 1.39 billion pounds from last year's 1.20 billion pounds.
This follows last week's news that the airline plans to set up a new EU base in Vienna, and has secured a European Air Operator Certificate (AOC), a licence to operate in Europe.
Outgoing EasyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall says the AOC has "been awarded" and adds that the first flight by an EasyJet Europe aircraft will take place on 20 July.
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McCall says the AOC means flying rights within European Union member states "will be secure".
Total revenue per seat increased by 5.9% on a reported basis to 57.78 pounds per seat, and increased 2.2% at constant currency, ahead of guidance. Excluding fuel, though, that figure rose 1.6 per cent, which it put down to investment.
Cheaper fuel helped to drive down the overall cost per seat by 5.5%, although non-fuel costs in the quarter edged slightly higher due to additional spending over the summer months to improve operational resilience. Our continuing product and digital innovation is generating revenue growth.
It said profits for the full year were likely to be between £380 million and £420 million, which is more than the original £375 million forecast.
As a result, easyJet upped its headline pretax profit guidance for 2017 to a range of GBP380 million to GBP420 million.
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