Ryanair carried 5.51m passengers in May, up 9% year-on-year, taking its rolling 12-month total to 59.6m. Load factor averaged 81% in May, up one percentage point, and 82% on a rolling 12-month basis.
easyJet reported growth of 1.8% to 3.95m May passengers, which took its rolling 12-month total to 44.5m (+9.6%). May load factor was 0.3pp ahead at 83.5%, and on a rolling 12-month basis averaged 85.2% (+2pp).
In contrast
BA saw passenger numbers fall 7.3% year-on-year to 2.78m last month, with traffic in revenue passenger kilometres down 6.5%. Capacity in available seat kilometres was just 5.3% lower, however, depressing load factor by 1pp to 75.1%.
The traffic decline comprised a 17.2% fall in premium and a 4.2% fall in non-premium cabins.
Finally, passenger numbers at
Air Berlin decreased by 7.7% to 2.51m, partly due to a targeted capacity reduction of 3.1%. Load factor fell 3.8pp to 77%.
See also:
Fuel costs and Aer Lingus push Ryanair into red (02/06/2009)
BA plans further cuts after record loss (22/05/2009)
Mondial boosts easyJet’s ancillary revenue (07/05/2009)
Tax charge hits Air Berlin (31/03/2009)