Ryanair March Traffic Falls 200,000 (-4%) To 5.2m Customers

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%).

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.”