Ryanair carries 50% more passengers in October

RYANAIR carried more than two million passengers last month, up 50% on the number of people flown in October 2002.

According to figures released by the airline yesterday it carried 2.06 million people in October, up from 1.37 million passengers last year.

In the past 12 months the low fares airline carried nearly 20 million people, and it remains on course to fly more than 24 million people in the current year. However, the airline said that its load factor, or the amount of seats per flight its fills, fell by 5% year-on-year to 82%. This was the result of an aggressive expansion plan, which has seen it open 50 new routes.