Passenger Growth for Oct 2006

Ryanair Holdings PLC
03 November 2006



                RYANAIR PASSENGER GROWTH OF 23% FOR OCTOBER 2006


The following are Ryanair's passenger and load factor statistics for October
2006.

                    October         October            Rolling 12 months
                       2005            2006      ended 31st October 2006

    Passengers 1  3,025,080       3,731,659                   39,591,963
    Load Factor 2        85%            83%                          83%


 1. Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair. Earned seats include
    seats that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because once a
    flight has departed a no-show customer is not entitled to change flights or
    seek a refund.

 2. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats
    available for passengers.


Ends:                                Friday, 3rd November 2006

For further information:

Peter Sherrard - Ryanair             Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants

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