Ryanair passenger numbers rise 6% in November

(Sharecast News) - Budget airline Ryanair reported a 6% jump in passenger numbers for November on Tuesday. Traffic rose to 13.8m from 13m in the same month a year earlier, while the load factor - which gauges how full the planes are - was steady at 92%.

On a rolling 12-month basis, passenger numbers grew 5% to 205.7m and the load factor was unchanged at 94%.

Ryanair operated over 78,000 flights during the month.