Ryanair passenger numbers tick up 4% in May, load factor steady

(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Ryanair posted a 4% jump in May traffic on Wednesday. Passenger numbers rose to 19.6 million from 18.9m in May 2024, while the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - was steady at 95%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, traffic jumped 8% in May to 202m. The load factor ticked up to 94% from 93%.

Ryanair said it operated more than 108,000 flights last month.