5th Apr 2006 10:00
Ryanair Holdings PLC05 April 2006 RYANAIR PASSENGER GROWTH OF 17% FOR MARCH 2006 The following are Ryanair's passenger and internet statistics for March 2006. March March Rolling 12 months 2005 2006 ended 31st March 2006 Passengers 1 2,565,706 3,000,901 34,768,813 Load Factor 2 80% 79% 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. Wednesday, 5th April 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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