Ryanair's passenger traffic tops pre-pandemic levels

The figure is up from May 2019, when 13.5m passengers flew with the airline. Picture: David Creedon.

Ryanair's passenger traffic hit its highest level since the beginning of the pandemic last month, rising 756% on its May 2021 figures.

Europe’s largest airline released statistics for May 2022 today, showing that 15.4m passengers had flown with them in the four week period - up by 1.2m from April.