5th Aug 2015 06:40
LONDON (Alliance News) - Low-cost airlines Ryanair Holdings PLC and Wizz Air Holdings PLC Wednesday said they grew both passenger numbers and load factor in July on the same month the year before.
Ryanair said its customer numbers rose 11% year-on-year to 10.1 million in July from 9.2 million, while its load factor increased to 95% from 91%. It claimed that this was the first time that any airline has carried more than 10 million international customers in one month.
"These record customer numbers and highest ever load factors are due to our lower fares, our stronger forward bookings, and the continuing success of our 'Always Getting Better' customer experience programme, which continues to deliver stronger than expected traffic and load factors on our biggest ever summer schedule," Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Wizz Air said its passenger numbers grew 20% year-on-year to 2.0 million from 1.6 million, while its load factor increased to 92.7% from 91.6%. It said the peak summer season brought enhancements and changes to its customer offering.
By Karolina Kaminska; [email protected] @KarolinaAllNews
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