Ryanair Monthly Passenger Numbers Up 14% to 12.6 Million People

Irish budget airline Ryanair Chief executive Michael O'Leary holds a press conference in Lisbon on February 5, 2025. The Irish airline Ryanair is considering reducing its operations at French airports if France increases taxation on plane tickets as planned in the 2025 budget, CEO Michael O'Leary warned today. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ryanair carried 12.6 million passengers across its route network in February, latest monthly traffic figures from the airline show.

The figure represented a 14% jump in passenger numbers compared to the same month last year.

Load factor for February was unchanged from 12 months prior at a healthy 92%.

Ryanair operated more than 71,360 flights during February. On a rolling 12-month – February 2024 to February 2025 – basis the airline carried 198.8 million passengers, a 9% year-on-year increase; with load factor being 94%.