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Ryanair Feb Traffic Down 3%

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79.3M PAX CARRIED IN 12 MONTHS TO FEB 13 (UP 4 %)

Ryanair, Europe's only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (5 Mar) released passenger and load factor stats for Feb 2013, during which its adjusted monthly traffic fell - as previously guided - by 3% over Feb 2012 as Ryanair grounded up to 80 aircraft. Feb 2012 was a leap year and thus had 29 days which accounts for a further 3% drop in traffic.

Ryanair's traffic and load factor stats for Feb 2013 are as follows:

Feb 12
(29 days)
Feb 13
(28 days)
Change
(-3%)
Yr to Feb 13
Passengers
4.47M
4.20M
-6%
79.3M (+4%)
Load Factor
76%
77%
+1%
82%

Ryanair's Robin Kiely said:

"As previously guided, Ryanair's adjusted February 2013 traffic fell by 3% over February 2012 as we grounded up to 80 aircraft. The leap year of February 2012 had 29 days and accounted for a further 3% drop. However, Ryanair's load factor increased by 1% and we delivered another record 12-month traffic as almost 80m passengers chose one of Ryanair's ultra-low fares since February 2012."