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Ryanair said it operated over 69,500 flights in September

Ryanair passenger numbers continue their recovery

Ryanair said it flew a total of 10.6 million passengers in September of this year as Covid travel restrictions eased.

Business • 04 Oct 21

Almost 1,260,000 passengers travelled through Dublin Airport last month, down 63% on 2019 levels

Dublin Airport passenger numbers down 63% in August

The number of passengers using Dublin Airport in August slumped by over 60% compared to pre-Covid-19 levels.

Business • 06 Sep 21

Ryanair said its August load factor - how many seats it fills on each flight - rose to 82% from 73%

Ryanair carried over 11 million passengers in August

Ryanair said its passenger numbers in August rose to 11.1 million from 7 million the same time last year as the EU Covid certificates stimulated a recovery in the travel industry.

Business • 02 Sep 21

Just 957,000 passengers passed through Heathrow Airport terminals in June compared with 7,246,157 passengers in June 2019

Heathrow passenger numbers 90% down on pre-Covid levels

London Heathrow passenger numbers remain almost 90% down on pre-pandemic levels and significantly lower than EU rival airports, new figures show.

Business • 12 Jul 21

Ryanair said it operated over 38,000 flights last month

Ryanair passenger numbers jump in June

The Ryanair group chief executive has issued a stinging rebuke to the Government over its failure to implement the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC).

Business • 02 Jul 21

A quiet Dublin airport during Covid travel restrictions - (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Number of passengers handled by airports down 93% in Q1

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that over 5.5 million fewer passengers used Irish airports in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same time last year due to travel restrictions imposed because of Covid-19.

Business • 15 Jun 21

Just 675,000 people travelled through Heathrow last month, compared with 6,769,000 in May 2019

Heathrow passenger numbers 90% below pre-Covid levels

Heathrow's passenger numbers are languishing at 90% below pre-pandemic levels, the UK's busiest airport said today.

Business • 11 Jun 21

Ryanair said it operated over 12,000 flights in May

Ryanair says summer flights filling up very strongly

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary said the low cost airline's flights are filling up very strongly for June, July and August with fares at their lowest ever summer levels.

Business • 02 Jun 21

Heathrow Airport said its passenger numbers fell 83% in March

Heathrow passenger numbers down 83% in March

Heathrow Airport passenger numbers fell 83% in March compared to the same month last year, Britain's biggest airport said in a statement today, as the pandemic continued to hit travel.

Business • 12 Apr 21

Heathrow, the UK's biggest airport, last year lost its title as the busiest in Europe to Paris

Heathrow sinks to £2 billion loss during pandemic

Britain's Heathrow Airport plunged to a £2 billion annual loss after passenger numbers collapsed to levels last seen in the 1970s during the pandemic.

Business • 24 Feb 21

Ryanair said it operated about 15% of its normal January schedule with a 69% load factor

Ryanair's January passenger numbers down 88%

Ryanair Group has reported an 88% drop in passenger figures for January.

Business • 02 Feb 21

Ryanair said its passenger numbers in February and March could fall to as low as 500,000 each month due to new Covid-19 lockdowns

Ryanair cuts traffic forecast as new lockdowns hit

Ryanair has cut its annual traffic forecast by around 5 million passengers, saying fresh lockdowns in Ireland and the UK targeting a highly contagious new variant of Covid-19 would leave the countries with "few, if any" flights.

Business • 07 Jan 21

Ryanair carried 1.9 million passengers last month, down from 11.2 million in December 2019

Ryanair passenger numbers down 83% in December

Ryanair's passenger figures slumped by 83% in December as Covid-19 restrictions continue to impact the aviation sector.

Business • 05 Jan 21

Dublin Airport estimates that just 137,000 people are due to travel through the airport this Christmas compared to almost 1.2 million last year

Dublin Airport predicts 88% slump in passenger numbers

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport for the Christmas season are expected to be down by 88% compared to the same time last year, as Covid-19 continues to have a devastating impact on traffic levels at Irish airports.

Business • 11 Dec 20

Heathrow today said it now expected 37 million people to travel through the airport in 2021

Heathrow Airport loses European crown during pandemic

London's Heathrow is no longer Europe's busiest airport, ceding its long-held crown to Paris during the pandemic and blaming government inaction for its passenger numbers plunging even more than rivals.

Business • 28 Oct 20

Heathrow said its North American passenger numbers were down 95% compared to last year

Heathrow Airport passenger numbers fall 81.5% in August

London's Heathrow Airport said passenger numbers in August were down 81.5% compared to last year.

Business • 11 Sep 20

Ryanair CEO says he believes the winter of 2020 will be a 'write-off'

Ryanair cuts passenger target by another 10 million

Ryanair has cut its annual passenger target to 50 million passengers from a forecast of 60 million made in July as Covid-19 renders the winter a "write-off", group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 09 Sep 20

Norwegian Air flew 313,316 passengers during August compared to 3.5 million the same time last year

Norwegian Air's August traffic down 91% year-on-year

Norwegian Air, which is attempting to secure a second round of financial restructuring, said it saw a 91% decline in August passenger volume from a year earlier as most of its fleet remained grounded by the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 04 Sep 20

Ryanair operated around 60% of its normal schedule in August

Ryanair passenger numbers more than halve in August

Ryanair said it flew 7 million passengers in August, up 59% on July as it returned to a more regular schedule but still less than half the number it flew a year earlier before the Covid-19 pandemic hit air travel.

Business • 02 Sep 20

Gatwick said earlier this week that it needed to cut 600 jobs to prepare for a smaller travel industry

Gatwick Airport posts half yearly loss of £321m

Gatwick Airport, Britain's second biggest airport, said the Covid-19 pandemic had pushed it to a £321m loss in the first six months of 2020 on passenger numbers which collapsed 66%.

Business • 28 Aug 20

Just 350,000 people travelled through Heathrow Airport in June, down 95% on the same time last year

Heathrow Airport sees 95% drop in passenger numbers

Heathrow's passenger numbers were down 95% year-on-year in June, with just 350,000 people travelling through the airport.

Business • 13 Jul 20

Dublin Airport numbers in June set to be 97% down on the same month last year

Dublin Airport's June passenger numbers set to fall 97%

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport declined by more than 99% in April due to Covid-19 restrictions and by more than 98% in May.

Business • 06 Jul 20

Norwegian Air said it flew 113,000 passengers last month compared to 3.48 million the same month last year

Norwegian Air's June traffic down 97%

Norwegian Air's June passenger numbers fell by 96.7% from a year earlier as most of its fleet remained grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, it said today.