2nd Jul 2025 09:38
(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC on Wednesday both reported increases in the number of passengers carried in June, though Ryanair noted that it was forced to cancel more than 800 flights last month due to conflicts in the Middle East.
Ryanair carried 19.9 million passengers in June, up 3.1% from 19.3 million a year before, while its load factor was steady at 95%. The Dublin-based budget carrier said it operated more than 109,000 flights last month.
On a rolling 12-month basis, Ryanair carried 202.6 million passengers, up 7.3% from 188.8 million the year before. Load factor over the longer period stayed at 94%.
Budapest-based rival Wizz Air said it carried 5.9 million passengers in June, up 11% from 5.3 million a year before, with load factor improving to 92.1% from 91.7%. The airline noted that June was better month for it than May, with faster annual growth in passenger numbers and a bigger improvement in load factor.
On a 12-month basis, Wizz carried 65.0 million passengers, up 4.7% from 62.1 million the year before. Load factor improved to 91.2% from 90.1%.
Wizz also said it continued to make progress on lowering carbon emissions, saying these were down 4.6% on year in June per passenger per kilometre basis.
Ryanair shares were down 0.1% to EUR23.88 on Wednesday morning in Dublin. Wizz Air was up 2.4% to 1,099.00 pence in London.
By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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