4th May 2006 10:00
Ryanair Holdings PLC04 May 2006 RYANAIR PASSENGER GROWTH OF 29% FOR APRIL 2006 The following are Ryanair's passenger and internet statistics for April 2006. +----------------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+ | | April | April | Rolling 12 months | | | | |ended 30th April 2006| | | 2005 | 2006 | | +----------------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+ |Passengers 1 |2,656,855|3,439,009| 35,550,967 | +----------------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+ |Load Factor 2 | 81% | 85% | 83% | +----------------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+ |Internet Sales Percentage3 | 98% | 98% | 98% | +----------------------------+---------+---------+---------------------+ 1. Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair. Earned seats include seats that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because once a flight has departed a no-show customer is not entitled to change flights or seek a refund. 2. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers. 3. Represents the number of initial seat sales sold via the Ryanair internet site as a percentage of total initial seat sales. Initial seat sales exclude changed and amended seat sales. Ends. Thursday, 4th May 2006 For further information: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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