EasyJet today confirmed a 3.5% rise in passengers carried in December over the same month in 2012.
The budget airline flew almost 4.5 million passengers in the month, with the load factor of 87.9% identical to December 2012.
The December figure brings the rolling 12-month figure up by 3.6% to more than 61 million passengers carried.
The load factor for the 12-month period was up to 89.3% from 88.9%.