Ryanair traffic fell in December

Updated: 15:12, Thursday, 5 January 2012

Ryanair carried 4.8 million passengers last month, down 5% from the five million recorded in December 2010.

1 of 1Ryanair says December drop was expected
Ryanair says December drop was expected

Ryanair says it carried 4.8 million passengers last month, down 5% from the five million recorded in December 2010.

The load factor, or percentage of seats filled, also fell - down one point to 79%.

Ryanair said a drop in traffic in December was expected as it had grounded up to 80 planes due to higher oil prices.

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