Ryanair passenger numbers jump 11% in August

Budget airline Ryanair reported an 11% jump in August passenger numbers on Monday.

Traffic rose to 18.9m passengers from 16.9m in the same month a year earlier, while the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - was stable at 96%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers grew 20% to 177.4m. The load factor rose to 94% from 89%.