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Ryanair passanger numbers soar - up by 29 percent in February

Ryanair's traffic was up by 29 percent in February, when compared with 12 months earlier - the Ir...
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10.35 4 Mar 2015


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Ryanair passanger numbers soar - up by 29 percent in February

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Ryanair's traffic was up by 29 percent in February, when compared with 12 months earlier - the Irish airline carried 5.8m passengers during the month. Its load factor was up by 11 percent - at 89 percent for the month.

The company has also announced that it will buy three more Boeing 737-800 planes - they are valued at $280m (€252m) and will be delivered next year.

That brings its total order to 183 737 NGs, in addition to orders for 200 Boeing MAX 200 aircraft.

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Ryanair hopes that expansion of its fleet will allow the airline to grow its traffic to 160 million customers per year by 2024.

The airline has also introduced a number of initiatives to improve customer's experience - including a reduction in airport check-in fees from €70 to €40.

Customers will be able to cancel flights at the cost of €15 per segment within 24 hours of booking from May of this year.

It will also introduce a ‘Hold a Fare’ feature that will allow customers to hold fares at a certain price for 24 hours for a fee of €5 from June.

The company has also announced that it will redesign the interiors of its aircrafts - and introduce new employee uniforms.


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