Ryanair announced it carried 4.35 million passengers down 1% (50,000 passengers) with a load factor of 71% and in the rolling 12 months to the end of January 2013 it carried 79.6 million passengers with a load factor of 82%.
Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said “As previously guided, Ryanair’s January 2013 traffic fell by 50,000 (-1%) over January 2012 as we grounded up to 80 aircraft following the busy Christmas season. However, Ryanair enjoyed another record 12-month period to January 2013, with almost 80m passengers choosing one of our ultra-low fares since January 2012. “
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