Ryanair announce 19% rise in passenger numbers

Ryanair have announced that its passenger traffic grew by 19% in July 2009 to 6.7m passengers.

The low-cost airline said the rise is a new monthly traffic record for them.

Ryanair’s Daniel de Carvalho said: "Ryanair continues to grow traffic strongly each month as passengers switch to Ryanair’s lowest fares and no fuel surcharge guarantee over the high fares and unfair fuel surcharges being levied by many of our competitors.

"Ryanair now carries almost three times BA’s worldwide recent traffic which clearly makes Ryanair 'the world’s favourite airline'."