Ryanair’s nonsense traffic figures: Pax up 17% in April! easyJet traffic slides

Last month's European airspace closures is having the expected effect on April airline traffic figures. However, Ryanair's figures, inflated by its practice of reporting booked seats as opposed to passengers flown, underscores the caution that needs to be applied when comparing airline data. It's seldom like comparing apples with applies.