SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of APRIL 2009
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR'S MARCH TRAFFIC GROWS 5%
The following are Ryanair's passenger and load factor statistics for March 2009:
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Mar 08 |
Mar 09 |
Change |
12 mth to 31 Mar |
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Passengers (m) 1 |
4.5m |
4.7m |
+5% |
58.6M |
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Load Factor 2 |
79% |
77% |
-2%* |
81% |
1. Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair.
2. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers.
* Load factors in March were impacted by the switch of Easter (a busy travel period) from March to April.
Ends. Friday, 3rd April 2009
For further information:
Stephen
McNamara
Pauline McAlester
Ryanair
Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1
812 1271
Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
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RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC |
Date: 03 April 2009
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By:___/s/ James Callaghan____ |
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James Callaghan |
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Company Secretary & Finance Director |