Ryanair heads European traffic as airlines slow pace in 2019
Strong growth at its new Austrian unit Lauda helped Ryanair reclaim its position as the biggest European airline group by passenger numbers in 2019, though overall growth among leading operators in the region lagged that of previous years. Ryanair increased passenger numbers by more than 9% to reach 152.4m for the calendar year. That includes more than 6m passengers at Lauda, the subsidiary unit it established after fully acquiring Laudamotion in early 2019. The latter unit was itself established out of the assets of collapsed leisure carrier Niki. This growth helped Ryanair move back ahead of Europe’s second biggest airline group, Lufthansa, in terms of passenger numbers. <br/>
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Ryanair heads European traffic as airlines slow pace in 2019
Strong growth at its new Austrian unit Lauda helped Ryanair reclaim its position as the biggest European airline group by passenger numbers in 2019, though overall growth among leading operators in the region lagged that of previous years. Ryanair increased passenger numbers by more than 9% to reach 152.4m for the calendar year. That includes more than 6m passengers at Lauda, the subsidiary unit it established after fully acquiring Laudamotion in early 2019. The latter unit was itself established out of the assets of collapsed leisure carrier Niki. This growth helped Ryanair move back ahead of Europe’s second biggest airline group, Lufthansa, in terms of passenger numbers. <br/>
