The firm posts full-year profits down 26% to £427m, a drop it blamed on rising fuel prices and the operating environment.
EasyJet has said it is going to become the first airline in the world to operate net-zero carbon flights through offsetting emissions made by its planes by, among other things, planting trees.
EasyJet promised to support the development of hybrid and electric planes and help"reinvent and de-carbonise aviation over the long-term". Chief executive Johan Lundgren said the additional cost will not be recouped by increasing ticket prices and admitted longer-term solutions were key.
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