Gloom spreads to easyJet as clouds roll in for holidaymakers

Shares in easyJet, the British budget airline, plunged almost 14 per cent yesterday as the slowdown in consumer spending spread to the travel sector, casting doubt on the company


…EasyJet said in November that it was targeting a 20 per cent increase in profits for the 12 months to December 31. In the past full financial year, pretax profits rose by 58 per cent to