Citing growth in business travel market share, easyJet for the quarter ending Dec. 31 posted an 8.1 percent increase in passenger revenue

and a 4.2 percent increase in revenue per seat, "slightly ahead of expectations." Business travel marketshare gains were driven by "investments across the network in business-focused routes, particularly new network connections to Germany from [London] Gatwick and Switzerland," according to a company statement, which also noted marketshare growth in Madrid, Milan and Paris.