The boss of EasyJet boss has warned the Chancellor against hiking flight taxes in the Budget as he said it would knock demand from holidaymakers.

The comments from Kenton Jarvis come ahead of Rachel Reeves' statement to Parliament on Wednesday and as the low-cost carrier launches 16 new routes from eight UK airports.

There have been rumours Ms Reeves will increase air passenger duty, which is a tax on flights leaving the UK, tomorrow.

Mr Jarvis said the duty on UK flights was already “one of the highest in Europe”. He is hoping Ms Reeves will freeze air passenger duty, cautioning that any increase would “naturally dampen demand”.

His comments came as the group recorded a better-than-expected annual profit haul as strong demand for its package holidays helped offset more difficult tra

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