Ryanair handles 11 mln passengers in November

Source: Xinhua | 2019-12-04

A total of 11 million passengers were handled by Ryanair Group in November 2019, up 6 percent compared with the same month last year, said the airline on Tuesday.

Of all the passengers handled by the group in the month, 10.5 million were carried by Ryanair while another half a million were contributed by its subsidiary Lauda, an Austria-based budget airline acquired by Ryanair last year, it said.

Lauda posted a 67-percent increase in its November passenger numbers while Ryanair only registered a 4-percent growth in the month, according to the figures released by the airline.

The group's load factor or flight occupancy rate in November remained the same at 96 percent when compared both with the previous month and the same month last year, said Ryanair in a statement.

Headquartered in Ireland, Ryanair is the largest low-fare carrier in Europe. The airline now boasts a fleet of over 475 aircraft which offer more than 2,400 daily flights connecting over 200 destinations in 40 countries and regions across Europe and part of Africa, according to the latest figures provided by Ryanair.