United Airlines and easyJet post their quarterly results

As UAL indicates, consistent demand for higher-priced seating, like business class, overall international air travel demand, and the appeal of loyalty programs played a role in the growth of performance. In the last year, UAL shares have increased by 180%. January 22, the shares have risen by 3.6%. UAL CEO Ed Bastian predicts that 2025 might be the airline's “most profitable year ever.”

The initial quarter of the 2025 financial year, concluding on December 31, also saw positive results for British budget airline easyJet, which reduced its losses by 52% compared to the previous year to £61m and transported 7% more passengers - totaling 21.2m. easyJet's revenue increased by 13% to £2.04bn. The earnings of easyJet Holidays, a section of easyJet that offers package vacations, rose by nearly 40% to £43 million.

The airline’s financial results are usually a bit weaker in winter, so easyJet is optimistic about the third and fourth quarters with the Easter and summer holidays. The airline's stocks are responding to the report with a 3.5% decline amid expectations of a sluggish second quarter, and currently easyJet shares are trading 60% less than their pre-pandemic worth.

source: bloomberg.com