Ryanair March Traffic Rises To 11.2 million Guests
Ryanair Holdings plc (Mon, 4 Apr) released March traffic statistics as follows:
| MAR 2021 | MAR 2022 | |
| TRAFFIC | 0.5m | 11.2m2 |
| L. FACTOR | 77% | 87% |
| Ryanair operated over 67,800 flights in March with an 87% load factor. | ||
| Rolling Annual | ||
| TRAFFIC | 27.5m | 97.1m |
| L. FACTOR | 71% | 82% |
| PRIOR MONTHS | GUESTS | LOAD FACTOR |
| October | 11.3m | 84% |
| November | 10.2m | 86% |
| December | 9.5m1 | 81% |
| January | 7.0m1 | 79% |
| February | 8.7m1 | 86% |
| March | 11.2m2 | 87% |
1 Dec, Jan & Feb traffic was badly affected by Omicron restrictions.
2 Mar traffic was impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which caused 2,000 flights to/from Ukraine to be cancelled in March due to airspace closures.
Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air & Ryanair DAC.
Carrying 154m guests p.a. on more than 2,400 daily flights from 82 bases, the group connects over 200 destinations in 40 countries on a fleet of over 470 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY25.
Ryanair has a team of over 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry-leading 34-year safety record.
Ryanair is Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group and customers switching to fly Ryanair can reduce their CO₂ emissions by up to 50% compared to the other Big 4 EU major airlines.
