Traffic Figures

Ryanair Holdings PLC
5 September 2001

                RYANAIR CARRIES 1 MILLION PASSENGERS IN AUGUST

First time to carry 1 million passengers a month as traffic grows by 35% over
                                 August 2000

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline this morning announced that it had
carried over

one million passengers in a month for the first time in its 16 year history.
Traffic during August 2001 grew by 35 to a new record of 1,021,000, as
passengers flocked to Ryanair's low fares and extensive (55 routes) network
between the UK and continental Europe. The load factor for the month of August
rose by 5% points to 85% (a figure that excludes no shows and staff travel).

Announcing this record traffic this morning, Ryanair's Chief Executive,
Michael O'Leary said;


    'To be the first low fares airline in Europe to carry one million
    passengers in a single month is a phenomenal achievement by the 1,500
    people in Ryanair. Not alone are we Europe's largest low fares airline,
    but we are also still growing faster than many of the others who are
    trying to imitate Ryanair's low fares formula. Much of this growth has
    been delivered at our new base at Brussels Charleroi, but we are also
    stimulating traffic growth across the network as we use the larger Boeing
    737-800 series aircraft to provide even more seats at even lower fares.

    'It is hard to believe that just ten years ago Ryanair didn't even carry
    one million passengers in an entire year, yet now we have carried one
    million in a month. The fact that Ryanair's average fare today is almost
    40% lower in absolute terms than it was ten years ago confirms that
    Ryanair's model - we are the only airline in Europe to guarantee that our
    fares are the lowest - continues to stimulate huge growth in passengers
    who are travelling for business, for pleasure or just visiting friends and
    relatives. These figures confirm that we are on track towards our
    projected traffic numbers of 9.3 million this year and they highlight our
    ability to grow successfully, even in an adverse economic environment in
    the aviation business.

    'Passengers are fed up paying the rip off air fares charged by flag
    carrier airlines all over Europe and Ryanair's continuing growth means
    that more and more European consumers now have a real choice, and the
    ability to make huge savings by travelling with Ryanair, Europe's largest
    low fares airline.

Ends.

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Ryanair is Europe's largest low fares airline with 55 low fare routes across
12 countries. Ryanair has a fleet of 36 Boeing 737's, and firm orders for up
to a further 13 new 737-800's which will be delivered over the next 2 years.
Ryanair currently employs a team of 1,500 people and will carry 9 million
scheduled passengers in the current year. www.RYANAIR.COM was launched in
January 2000 and is already Europe's largest travel website. This is the only
internet site to guarantee the lowest fares on the web.