RYANAIR JANUARY TRAFFIC GROWS BY 30%

Ryanair, Europe's favourite airline, today (4 Feb) released customer and load factor stats for January as follows:

· Traffic grew by 1.3m to over 5.98m customers (up 30%).

· Load factor increased 12% points to 83% (from 71%).

· Rolling annual traffic to January grew 8% to 87.8m customers.

Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs said

"Ryanair traffic grew by 1.3m (+30%) to 5.98m customers in January, while our load factor rose by 12% points to 83%, thanks to our lower fares and the continuing success of our "Always Getting Better" customer programme, which delivered stronger forward bookings and better than expected load factors across our significantly expanded winter schedule. With our great new routes, increased frequencies and Business Plus service, Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the lowest fares in every market we operate in."

ENDS

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Robin Kiely Joe Carmody 

Ryanair Ltd Edelman Ireland

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