Ryanair passenger numbers up 11% to record high in June

Ryanair said it flew a record 19.3 million passengers in June, up 11% from a year earlier.

Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers expects to fly a record 198 million to 200 million people for its financial year to end-March 2025, up 8% to 9% on the previous year.

The airline said in May that it would have to keep peak summer airfares flat to modestly ahead of last year, rather than the 5% to 10% rise it had expected due to weaker consumer sentiment.

Its flights were on average 95% full in June, unchanged on a year earlier.

Ryanair had carried 18.9 million passengers in May, equalling its previous monthly record.

The airline said operated over 106,000 flights in June, despite having to cancel almost 400 flights due to Air Traffic Control delays.