Ryanair traffic declined by 1% in March carrying 5.4 million passengers with a load factor of 79 up 1% and in the rolling 12 months to the end of March it carried 79.3 million passengers.

Ryanair Spokesman Robin Kiely said “As previously guided, Ryanair’s adjusted March 2013 traffic fell by 1% over March 2012 as we grounded up to 80 aircraft. However, Ryanair’s load factor increased by 1% and we enjoyed a record 12-month period with almost 80m passengers choosing one of our ultra-low fares since March 2012.”

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