Passenger Numbers At Ryanair Up 5%

Passenger numbers at Ryanair increased by 5 per cent during September according to statistics published today.

The number of passengers last month flying with the airline stood at 8.5 million (up by 400,00 compared to the same period of 2013).

Load factor (a quantification of the number of seats occupied during flights) was up 5 per cent (85 per cent to 90 per cent) on an annual basis.

Rolling annual traffic rose to 83.8 million customers, marking a 4-per-cent increase.