easyJet pleases market as demand shows no sign of faltering

easyJet PLC investors overlooked news that the airline had been impacted by the war in the Middle East during the first quarter as shares climbed over 2% on Wednesday. Despite announcing a £40 million hit from the war, FTSE 250-listed easyJet said losses had narrowed during the quarter as people continued to fork out on travel despite higher living costs.  “It seems consumers still have the capacity and the will to prioritise spending on their holidays,” AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould said, despite pockets bein ...