Ryanair has released its traffic statistics for November, revealing that the total number of passengers that the company carried last month increased by 8.2 million year-on-year to 10.2 million customers from 2.0 million in November of 2020.
Number Of Flights Operated And Load Factor
Ryanair operated more than 62,300 flights last month, with a load factor of 86%, which was up by 24% year-on-year from 62% in November of 2020.
Comparison To October
The total number of passengers that Ryanair carried last month decreased from October, dropping by 1.3 million in November from 11.3 million in October, while its load factor increased by 2% month-on-month last month from 84% in October.
Ryanair Announces Partnership With Junta De Andalucia
In other Ryanair news, in a statement published on corporate.ryanair.com, Ryanair said, "Ryanair, Europe's no.1 airline, today (01 Dec) announced its latest partnership with Junta de Andalucía in a bid to further boost tourism recovery across the Spanish region. Central to the partnership is an exciting and innovative joint communications campaign aimed at strengthening Spain's position as an attractive tourist destination and spurring visitors from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Norway and Sweden.
"As the most southern region in Spain, Andalucía is famous for its Moorish architecture, autonomous region of hills, clear-blue rivers, and mouth-watering food - the perfect destination for a relaxing getaway this Dec/Jan.
"Ryanair's Director of Marketing, Dara Brady, said, 'We are delighted to partner with Junta de Andalucía and to work together to enhance connectivity between Spain and the rest of Europe, steadily rebuilding the nation’s tourism industry.
"'We have already significantly increased connectivity to/from the Spanish region with the introduction of new routes and additional frequencies from across Europe. This partnership will further promote this beautiful region and Ryanair's network of low fare routes to Spain, which are becoming increasingly popular among our growing customer base as they plan their well-deserved new year breaks.'
"Vice President & Minister for Tourism of the Regional Government of Andalucía, Mr. Juan Marín, said, 'We are very excited to work with Ryanair, Europe's no.1 airline, on this incredibly important campaign promoting Andalucía as an attractive tourism destination for European travellers.
"'Ryanair is a long-standing supporter of Spain and our connectivity with Europe, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Norway and Sweden, and has driven tourism to the region for many years now with its strong network of routes and market leading low fares.
"'We are sure that Ryanair's customers will enjoy visiting to our stunning south coast where they can indulge in traditional Andalucían cuisine and take in the stunning sights of our Moorish architecture.'"
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