Budget airline easyJet carried 4.95 million passengers last month – a 9.1 per cent rise on the June 2010 figure, it was announced yesterday.

The low-fare carrier’s planes flew 88.3 per cent full in June 2011 compared with 87.2 per cent in June 2010. In the 12 months ending June 2011, easyJet carried 53.35 million passengers - a 12.0 per cent rise on the number carried in the 12 months ending June of last year.

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