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Old 3rd Sep 2008, 21:01
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Alex Whittingham
 
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But Easyjet and Ryanair passenger figures in July 08 are 20% up on the previous year. Load factors are up too. Look at the figures:

Low Cost Carriers Passenger Growth

Could it be that airlines have paused in their recruiting because no-one will get sacked for getting that wrong - you can always re-start - but they could get sacked for carrying on regardless and ending up over-recruiting?
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