RYANAIR MARCH TRAFFIC FALLS 200,000 (-4%) TO 5.2M

RNS Number : 9162D

Ryanair Holdings PLC

03 April 2014

 



RYANAIR MARCH TRAFFIC FALLS 200,000 (-4%) TO 5.2M CUSTOMERS

LOAD FACTOR UP 1% - 81.7M CUSTOMERS CARRIED IN 12 MONTHS (+3%)

Ryanair, Europe's favourite low fares airline, today (3 Apr) released its March traffic statistics as follows:

·    Traffic fell by 200,000 to 5.2m customers (down 4%)

·    Load factor increased 1% to 80%.

·    Annual traffic to March 2014 rose to a record 81.7m customers (up 3%).

	Mar 13	Mar 14	Change	Yr to Mar 14
Customers	5.4m	5.2m	-4%	81.7m (+3%)
Load Factor	79%	80%	+1%	83%

Ryanair's Robin Kiely said:

"Ryanair traffic fell by 200,000 to 5.2m customers in March as previously guided, due to the movement of Easter into April (from March last year). Ryanair's load factor increased by 1% as customers continue to enjoy our lowest fares, easier to use website and recent improvements in customer service including allocated seating and a free second small carry-on bag. 

Forward bookings for the summer months continue to grow strongly as Ryanair continues to give our customers the lowest fares and a much improved customer experience."

ENDS

For further information

please contact:          

Robin Kiely                            Joe Carmody 

                                    Ryanair Ltd                            Edelman Ireland

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