Ryanair traffic jumps 52% in August

Ryanair posted a 52% jump in August traffic on Friday.

The budget airline said passenger numbers grew to 16.9m from 11.1m in August 2021. Meanwhile, the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - ticked up to 96% from 82%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, traffic surged 236% to 148m and the load factor improved to 89% from 75%.