<div id="readability-page-1">  <p><time datetime="2026-04-16T07:27:25+01:00">    Thursday 16 April 2026 7:27 am  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Easyjet-1200x800-1.jpeg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Easyjet-1200x800-1.jpeg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>Easyjet was hit by the soaring price of jet fuel.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Easyjet expects to make a whopping loss in the first half of the financial year after the war in the Middle East led to major disruptions across operations.</p><p>The budget airline said on Thursday it is forecasting a loss before tax of between £540m and £560m as the industry battles against rising costs and dampened consumer sentiment.</p><p>The London-listed firm said it had to buy near 18 per cent of its fuel in March at a time when oil prices were elevated. This alone added an extra £25m hit to the firm’s bottom line.</p><p>Oil prices have surged at staggering levels throughout the conflict amidst shortages concerns after traffic was unable to pass through Strait of Hormuz – where around a fifth of the world’s supply flows through.</p><p>Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, surged over 25 per cent to highs of $118 per barrel in a day’s trading session – marking the commodity’s biggest one-day gain in six years.</p><p>Elsewhere, Easyjet was also on the hook for £30m in legal provisions, for which it cited “historic” cases.</p><p>Kenton Jarvis, Easyjet chief executive, said: “Our first half financial performance worsened year on year, impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the competitive environment in some markets. </p><p>“Following our busiest Easter holiday period ever, the operational ramp up into peak summer continues as planned.</p><p><em>This is a breaking news story – more to follow.</em></p> </div>

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易捷航空(ADR)

<p>易捷航空預計由於中東衝突帶來的干擾和運營成本上升，財年上半年的税前虧損將在 5.4 億至 5.6 億英鎊之間。該航空公司面臨噴氣燃料價格上漲，3 月份購買的 18% 的燃料使虧損增加了 2500 萬英鎊。此外，易捷航空還承擔了 3000 萬英鎊的法律準備金。首席執行官肯頓·賈維斯指出，財務表現同比惡化，但夏季高峰的運營計劃正在按計劃進行</p>

易捷航空因伊朗戰爭導致虧損達 5.6 億英鎊