Including this one-off, statutory EBITDA would have been down 14% to $46.4 million.On the bottom line, underlying net profit after tax (before acquisition amortisation) jumped 44% to $55.1 million and earnings per share rose 29% to 40.7 cents. On Webjet’s preferred measure of underlying EBITDA, business had improved 43 per cent to $86.3 million. This was the start of a love affair with Australian equities and he hasn’t looked back since. Webjet has now advised that they will contact the airline and get back to us via email. For more information please see our The Motley Fool Australia, PO Box 4635, Ashmore, Qld 4214James Mickleboro has been a Motley Fool contributor since late 2015. For a limited time, The Motley Fool Australia is giving away an urgent new investment report outlining our 5 favourite stocks for investors over 50. As I understand it Webjet is holding the payment for these flights.