Ryanair said this morning that its passenger numbers for September grew by 12% to 9.55 million customers, up from 8.49 million the same time last year.
The airline also said its load factor - how many seats are filled on each flight - increased by 4% to 94% from 90%.
Passenger numbers for the year to September are up 16% to 97.3 million customers, Ryanair said.