Ryanair passenger numbers fly 5% higher in October
Ryanair has reported a 5% increase in passenger numbers for October as it operated over 107,000 flights during the month.
Ryanair said it carried a total of 19.2 million passengers last month compared to 18.3 million in October of last year.
Its load factor - how many seats it fills on each flight - was steady at 93%.
The airline said yesterday its expects to fly 207 million passengers in the full year to the end of March, up from a previous forecast of 206 million after it received 23 new MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing.