Ryanair and Easyjet both reported jumps in passenger numbers for July.
Ryanair grew traffic by 300,000 to 9.15 million, up 4 per cent from the same period in July 2013.
The airline’s load factor increased from 88 per cent to 91 per cent.
Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: "Ryanair traffic grew by 300,000 to 9.15m customers in July, thanks to our lower fares and our improving customer experience, including our great new website and mobile app, allocated seating, a free 2nd small carry-on bag and PED use on all flights.”
Easyjet enjoyed a 7.7 per cent growth in passenger number for July compared to the previous year.
Around 6.5 million passengers used Easyjet up from 5.976 million.
The passenger load factor increased by 1.3 percentage points to 92.9%.
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