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EasyJet expects to beat analyst outlook as profits forecast to hit €295m

The budget airline has credited a surge in summer bookings with aiding its return to profitability

The budget airline expects to be its market forecast of €295 million in annual profits. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/AFP

EasyJet’s profits are set to return to pre-Covid levels this year after the budget airline announced it expects to beat market expectation of profits of £260 million (€295 million) following a loss of £178 million (€202 million) last year.

Its package holiday department expects growth of 60 per cent this year, above the market expectation of 50 per cent.

Capacity for the first quarter, from January to March, was up 40 per cent year on ...