Ryanair traffic rises 9% in April

Traffic at Ryanair rose 9% in April, while the load factor was steady, the budget airline said on Wednesday.

Traffic jumped to 12.3m customers from 11.3m in April 2017, while the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - remained at 96%.

On a rolling annual basis, traffic grew 8% to 131.4m.

Chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: "Ryanair customers can look forward to more low fares and an improved customer experience in 2018 as we roll out more 'Always Getting Better' improvements, so we urge all customers who wish to book their summer 2018 holidays to do so now on the Ryanair.com website or mobile app."

At 0945 BST, the shares were up 0.9% to €15.79.