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EasyJet passengers rise

EasyJet Plc, Europe's second-biggest discount airline, carried 18 percent more passengers last month after buying GB Airways Ltd.

The carrier flew 3.96 million travelers in October compared with 3.34 million a year earlier, Luton, England-based EasyJet said yesterday in a Regulatory News Service statement. The load factor, or proportion of seats filled, increased by 1.4 percentage point to 83.9 percent.