By Ali Lyon Easyjet has continued to benefit from travellers’ strong appetite for travel in the wake of the pandemic. Today it reported an uptick in passengers and a reduction in the traditional “seasonal” winter losses in its half-year trading update. The budget carrier – whose share price has been struggling under the weight of the cost-of-living crisis, a high fuel price, and a slowdown in bookings due to the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East – reported that passenger numbers were up eight per cent year-on-year and that its yield per ticket improved by nine per cent for the s…