RYANAIR MAY TRAFFIC GROWS 350,000 (+5%)

Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (4 June) released passenger and load factor stats for May 2013, with its monthly traffic increasing by 350,000 (up 5%) to 7.86m passengers over May 2012. Ryanair’s rolling 12-month traffic to May 2013 rose by 4% to a record 79.8m passengers.

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“Ryanair’s traffic increased by 5% over May 2012 and our load factor rose by 1%, as we enjoyed a record 12-month period with almost 80m passengers choosing one of our ultra-low fares since May 2012, a rise of 4%. Only Ryanair sells Europe’s lowest fares with no fuel surcharges guaranteed, across over 1,600 routes, connecting 180 destinations, while delivering Europe’s No 1 customer service, with the most on-time flights, fewest cancellations and least mishandled bags.”