Ryanair reports 27% hike in passengers

RYANAIR has reported a 27% rise in year-on-year passenger numbers for September to 3.02 million, one of its highest ever monthly passenger tallies.

It marks the third month in a row in which passenger levels topped the three million mark, with 3.19 million passengers using the airline during July and 3.25 million people flying with it in August.

Over the 12-month period to the end of September, 31.6 million people flew with the airline. The company expects to raise that annual passenger figure to 35 million over the next year.