Ryanair traffic grows 12% in July, load factor nudges up

Low-cost airline Ryanair said on Wednesday that traffic grew 12% in July and the load factor nudged higher.

Traffic rose to 11.3m customers and the load factor – which gauges how full the flights were – ticked up to 96% from 95%.

Meanwhile, rolling annual traffic to July was up 16% to 110.7m.

Chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: “These record passenger figures were delivered at lower fares, and thanks to the continuing success of our ‘Always Getting Better’ programme which continues to win new customers and new markets, despite yet more French ATC strikes and continuing post-Brexit market uncertainty.

“Our customers, and in particular families, are flying in even greater numbers this summer, thanks to Ryanair's lower fares that are already down 10% versus last year."

At 1027 BST, Ryanair shares were up 0.3% to €11.83.