Ryanair’s passenger numbers grew 800,000 to 8.2 million for May, the airline has announced.
The no-frills carrier recorded a 4 per cent rise in traffic, compared to the previous month. Its annual traffic also rose to a “record” 82.3 million customers – up 3 per cent year on year.
Ryanair’s monthly figures also showed the load factor, the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers, was 85%, compared with 82% in 2013, and 83% for the year to May, the airline said.
Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs, said: “Ryanair traffic grew by 300,000 to 8.2m customers in May, thanks to the continuing success of our lower fares and our improving customer experience, including our great new website, allocated seating, a free 2nd small carry-on bag and PED (portable electric device) use on all flights.
“Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the lowest fares for our 82.3m customers.
“We are especially pleased with the 3% point improvement in May load factor, which is slightly ahead of our 2% point growth target.”
Ryanair.com