rya201309056k.htm
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 September 2013
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 CARRIES RECORD 9 MILLION PASSENGERS IN AUGUST
FIRST EUROPEAN AIRLINE TO CARRY 9M IN ONE MONTH
CELEBRATES WITH 900,000 SEAT SALE FROM €14.99 IN OCT & NOV
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Ryanair, Europe's only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (5 Sept) released its passenger and load factor statistics for August 2013:
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· Traffic increased by 1% to over 9m passengers.
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· First European airline ever to carry 9m passengers in one month.
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· Annual traffic to end August grew 2% to over 80m passengers.
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· Load factor increased 1% to 89%.
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· Ryanair carries 9m passengers in a month, Aer Lingus carries 9m in a year!
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Aug 12
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Aug 13
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Change
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Yr to Aug 13
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Passengers
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8.90M
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9.02M
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+1%
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80.2M (+2%)
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Load Factor
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88%
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89%
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+1%
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82%
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Ryanair celebrated its first ever 9m passenger month by releasing 900,000 seats for travel in Oct and Nov at fares starting from just €14.99 one-way.
Ryanair's Robin Kiely said:
"Ryanair carried over 9m passengers in August 2013, the first European airline to do so and our load factor also rose by 1% from 88% to 89%. Ryanair now carries 9m passengers in just one month whereas tiny Aer Lingus needs a whole year to carry 9m.
To celebrate this new 9m record, Ryanair is releasing 900,000 seats across our entire European at prices from €14.99, for travel in October and November. These sale fares are available for booking until midnight Monday (9 Sep). Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com."
ENDS
For further information
please contact:
Robin Kiely Joe Carmody
Ryanair Ltd Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-8121212 Tel: +353-1-6789333
press@ryanair.com ryanair@edelman.com
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.
Date: 05 September, 2013
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By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz Komorek
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Company Secretary
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