Jet2 hikes dividend on record passenger numbers

Jet2 has hiked its annual dividend after reporting a surge in profit on record-breaking passenger traffic. The leisure travel group said it intended to pay a final dividend of 12.1p per share for the 12 months ended 31 March, up 13 per cent year-on-year. Basic earnings per share jumped 15 per cent to 213.1p. Pre-tax [...]