Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) said demand for travel was underpinning higher ticket prices, one positive in first-quarter results that revealed the impact of high fuel prices and disruption at airports across Europe on the low-cost carrier.

Operating losses jumped to 285 million euros ($289 million) in the three months to end-June from 109 million euros the year before, the London-listed airline said on Wednesday.

But it expected to deliver a “material operating profit” for the second quarter as revenue and pricing momentum continued to improve and disruption at airports started to reduce.

“We are seeing a very strong revenue pick up so we believe that there is a pricing momentum in the marketplace,” Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi said in an interview.

“We are seeing roughly around 10% uplift on revenue (versus three years ago), which is a significant gain versus what we saw in Q1. We believe that most of the pricing momentum is going to be maintained going into the second half of the financial year.”

Wizz Air expected to fly around 30% higher capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, in the summer compared to pre-pandemic levels, with net total fares and loads continuing to rise month-on-month, he said.

Shares in the Hungarian-based airline, which have fallen 58% in the last 12 months, were trading up 7% in early deals.

Like its rivals, Wizz Air was hit by staff shortages in airports, particularly in ground handling and security. It cut its summer schedule by 5% versus pre-pandemic levels to increase resilience.