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Jet2 Trims Winter Capacity, Flags Earnings at Low End as Late Bookings Surge

Later bookings are eroding visibility for the winter season.

Overview

  • The airline reduced winter seats on sale by 200,000 to 5.6 million, which remains 9% higher than last year.
  • Jet2 now expects underlying earnings for the year to March 31, 2026 to be toward the lower end of the £449m–£496m consensus range.
  • Shares dropped more than 17% early before easing to about a 10% decline in morning trading.
  • Package holiday customers rose about 2% over summer while flight-only passengers increased about 17%, following an 8% lift in summer capacity to 18.5 million seats.
  • Management cited a less certain consumer backdrop, emphasized capacity discipline, implemented modest summer price increases, plans attractive winter pricing, and said it is too early to give definitive profit guidance.