Ryanair traffic rises 4% in July despite flight disruptions
Traffic at Ryanair rose 4% in July, with the airline carrying 13m passengers during the month. The company said load factor remained at 97% for July, with Ryanair attributing it to lower fares. Rolling annual traffic to July grew 7% to 133.5m. The company has been hit by flight cancellations in recent weeks through a combination of air traffic control staff shortages, bad weather and strikes by pilots and cabin crew. Ryanair said more than 1,000 flights were cancelled last month. Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said almost 200,000 customers had their flights cancelled in July. “Ryanair, together with other European airlines, calls for urgent action by the EC and European govts to address the effect of these ATC staff shortages which are disrupting the travel plans of millions of Europe’s consumers this summer.” <br/>
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Ryanair traffic rises 4% in July despite flight disruptions
Traffic at Ryanair rose 4% in July, with the airline carrying 13m passengers during the month. The company said load factor remained at 97% for July, with Ryanair attributing it to lower fares. Rolling annual traffic to July grew 7% to 133.5m. The company has been hit by flight cancellations in recent weeks through a combination of air traffic control staff shortages, bad weather and strikes by pilots and cabin crew. Ryanair said more than 1,000 flights were cancelled last month. Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said almost 200,000 customers had their flights cancelled in July. “Ryanair, together with other European airlines, calls for urgent action by the EC and European govts to address the effect of these ATC staff shortages which are disrupting the travel plans of millions of Europe’s consumers this summer.” <br/>
