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Ryanair traffic grows 5% in February, load factor steady at 95%
Budget airline Ryanair announced a 5% rise in February traffic on Monday, as the load factor held steady.
Traffic rose to 8.6m last month from 8.2m in February last year, while the load factor - which gauges how full the plane is - was unchanged at 95%. On a rolling annual basis, traffic grew 9% to 130m customers.
Chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs attributed the rise in traffic to the airline's lower fares.
"Ryanair customers can look forward to more low fares and an improved customer experience in 2018 as we roll out more AGB 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," he said.
Last month, the company reported a 6% jump in third-quarter pre-tax profit to 126m, while total operating revenues rose 4% to 1.4bn.