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UK travel firm Jet2 posts 43% jump in annual profit

Reuters
People look out at a Jet2.com aircraft from the departures area of Lanzarote Airport, in Lanzarote

(Reuters) - British travel company Jet2 posted a 43% jump in annual profit on Thursday, helped by the popularity of its holiday products and record passenger numbers.

The company said pre-tax profit came in at 529.5 million pounds ($680.94 million) for the year ended March 31, while total passengers flown during the fiscal year grew 9% to 17.7 million.

($1 = 0.7776 pounds)

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Sohini Goswami)