RYANAIR AUG TRAFFIC GROWS 4%

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Ryanair Holdings PLC

03 September 2014

 



RYANAIR AUG TRAFFIC GROWS 4% TO 9.4m CUSTOMERS

LOAD FACTOR RISES 4% POINTS TO 93%

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (3 Sept) released August traffic statistics as follows:

·    Traffic grew by 400,000 to 9.4m customers (up 4%)

·    Load factor increased 4% points from 89% to 93%

·    Rolling annual traffic rose to a record 83.4m customers (up 4%).

	Aug 13	Aug 14	Change
Customers	9.0m	9.4m	+4%
Load Factor	89%	93%	+4%

Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said

            "Ryanair traffic grew by 400,000 to a record 9.4m customers in August, thanks to our lower fares and our improving customer experience, including our great new website and mobile app, allocated seating, a free 2^nd small carry-on bag and PED use on all flights. The launch of our new family and business products have been extremely successful and have contributed significantly to these highest ever load factors in Ryanair's history." 

Editor's note: Ryanair's 9.4m passengers in August is almost as many as Aer Lingus's

           total passengers carried (9.6m) in the full year 2013.             

ENDS

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                                    Ryanair Ltd                            Edelman Ireland

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