Ryanair said it saw passenger growth of 22% in July compared to the same time last year. The low fares airline said it sold 2,480,648 passenger seats last month compared to 2,038,896 in July 2003.
Ryanair said its load factor - which measures the proportion of available seats sold - was 90% in July, up from 85% in the same month last year.
Yesterday the airline reported pre-tax profits of €57.8m for its first quarter to the end of June, up 28% on the same period last year, as passenger numbers also grew 28% to 6.6 million.
Total revenue was up 23% to €302.8m. Yields - revenue from each passenger - were 6% lower than Q1 last year. The airline had forecast a fall of between 5% and 10%.
Chief executive Michael O'Leary said his prediction for the rest of the year was unchanged, with yields falling 5-10% in Q2 and 10-20% in the winter.
