Ryanair passenger figures set to fall short of targets

Ryanair expects to carry 120m passengers in its current financial year, slightly more than it initially anticipated, but just shy of analyst estimates.

The airline yesterday reported a 10% year-on-year rise in February customer numbers to 8.2m people. Ryanair had expected to carry around 119m people over the year to the end of this month.

However, that target was passed in February and the airline now expects to report a near 13% annualised rise to “just about hit 120m”.