Ryanair flew 17m passengers in May, climbing 10% on 2022

Overall, Ryanair has shown a robust recovery post-pandemic lockdown measures as passenger numbers continue to grow

Earlier this week, Ryanair pressed the EU to protect overflights amid ongoing strikes.

Budget airline Ryanair flew 17m passengers last month, a 10% increase on the same period a year earlier.

New figures supplied by Ryanair showed the airline operated more than 94,000 flights in May, but 300 flights and about 54,000 passengers were impacted by French air traffic control strikes to protest the pension reforms that have been imposed by president Emmanuel Macron.