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67 easyJet plc Annual report and accounts 2009
3 Profit before tax
The following have been included in arriving at profit before tax:
2009
£ million
2008
£ million
Employee costs (note 4) 342.9 291.2
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Owned assets 52.0 41.1
Under finance leases 3.4 3.3
Amortisation of intangible assets 4.4 2.5
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment 7.5 0.1
Operating lease rentals
Aircraft 125.1 104.9
Other assets 2.7 2.7
Auditors’ remuneration
During the year easyJet obtained the following services from easyJet’s auditors and their associates (including foreign partners):
2009
£ million
2008
£ million
Group audit fee 0.3 0.3
Audit of GB Airways purchase accounting –0.1
Total audit fee 0.3 0.4
Fees for other services
GB Airways acquisition and integration –0.7
Other 0.1 0.1
0.4 1.2
4 Employees
The average number of persons employed by easyJet was:
2009 2008
Flight and ground operations 6,186 5,985
Sales, marketing and administration 292 390
6,478 6,375
Employee costs for easyJet were:
2009
£ million
2008
£ million
Wages and salaries 279.2 238.2
Social security costs 33.8 27.2
Pension costs 22.5 21.6
Share-based payments 7.4 4.2
342.9 291.2