6th Feb 2014 08:42
LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish low-cost airline, Ryanair Holdings PLC said Thursday that traffic grew during January to 4.6 million customers and that it retained its load rate during the month, as it announced revisions to its on-board rules for PEDs
Ryanair said customers flown in January rose by 5% to 4.6 million from the 4.3 million reported in January 2013 for the month. Load factor for the month remained unchanged at 71%.
On an annual basis, traffic to January 2014 rose 3% to 81.6 million, with a rolling load factor for the year of 83%.
Ryaniar's Robin Kiely attributed the passenger growth to the firms' low fares and improved website, as well as noting the recent introduction of allocated seating, which was implemented last Saturday (February 1 2014). "Further improvements will be rolled out over the coming months as Ryanair continues to lower prices and improve our industry leading customer service," Keily added.
Also announced today, Ryanair has relaxed its rules on the use of portable electronic devices on all of its flights. The airline will now allow the use of devices, such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and MP3 players, for the entire duration of their flight, as long as they have been switched to 'flight mode' and all safety demonstrations have been observed, said Ryanair.
Kiely said, "The IAA [Irish Aviation Authority] is one of the first regulatory authorities in the world to approve this measure and we wish to commend them for their initiative. We are working hard to improve our service to all customers and today's PED approval is the latest in a series of changes which we know our customers will love."
Ryanair shares were trading 1.13% at 7.13 pence per share Thursday.
By Alice Attwood; [email protected]; @AliceAtAlliance
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