RYANAIR FEBRUARY TRAFFIC GROWS 29%

RNS Number : 4580G

Ryanair Holdings PLC

04 March 2015

RYANAIR FEBRUARY TRAFFIC GROWS 29% TO 5.8M CUSTOMERS, LOAD FACTOR RISES 11% POINTS TO 89%

Ryanair, Europe's favourite airline, today (4 Mar) released customer and load factor statistics for February as follows:

• Traffic grew by 29% to 5.8m customers.

• Load factor increased 11% points to 89%.

• Rolling annual traffic to February grew 9% to 89.1m customers.

	Feb 14	Feb 15	Change
Customers	4.5M	5.8M	+29%
Load Factor	78%	89%	+11%

Ryanair Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said:

"Ryanair traffic grew by 29% to 5.8m customers in February, while our load factor rose by 11% points to 89%, thanks to our lower fares, our stronger forward booking strategy and the continuing success of our "Always Getting Better" (AGB) customer programme, which continues to deliver better than expected load factors on our significantly expanded winter schedule. With our new routes, increased frequencies and Business Plus service, Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the lowest fares in every market we operate in. Customers can look forward to further service enhancements throughout 2015, as we roll out the 2^nd year of our AGB programme, which includes a new website and app, new cabin interiors, new crew uniforms and inflight menus, reduced airport fees, and great new digital features such as 'hold the fare', destination content and fare comparison services."