(FILES) This photograph taken on February 5, 2024 shows EasyJet planes on the tarmac of the Saint Exupery Airport in Colombier Saugnieu, southeastern France. British no-frills airline EasyJet on April 16, 2026 said it expects to post a deeper first-half loss compared with one year earlier after the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)