Ryanair carried 14% more passengers in February 2023 than it did in February 2019, making this February its highest February on record in passenger volume terms.
Ryanair’s 10.6 million passenger count last month highlights the sheer power of this low cost airline. Almost every one of the 10.6 million people who boarded a Ryanair flight last month was travelling on a short haul international flight within Europe.
Today’s Air4casts Chart of the Day shows Ryanair’s February passenger count from 2005 to 2023.
✓ way back in February 2005 Ryanair carried just 2.1 million passengers
✓ it continued to flourish during the financial crash years between 2008 and 2010 with
✓ only Covid stricken February 2021 making any significant impact on its PAX count and
✓ this year its February performance was better than it has every been
✓ all of which augurs very well indeed for Europe’s international air travel outlook this summer.
