Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

 

  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 


of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

For the month of April 2017 


 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC

(Translation of registrant's name into English) 


 

c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office


 Dublin Airport 


County Dublin Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices) 





 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual

reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 





Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F  





 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934. 


 

 

Yes   No ..X.. 


 

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant

in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ 


 

 

RYANAIR MARCH TRAFFIC GROWS 10% TO 9.4M CUSTOMERS

 

 

LOAD FACTOR UNCHANGED AT 94%  

 

 

OVER 500 FLIGHTS (100K PAX) CANCELLED DUE TO ATC STRIKES

 

 

Ryanair, Europe's No.1 airline, today (4 Apr) released March traffic statistics as follows:

 

 

● Traffic grew 10% to 9.4m customers.

 

 

● Load factor unchanged at 94%

 

 

● Rolling annual traffic to March grew 13% to 120m customers.

 

 

 

 

	Mar 16	Mar 17	Change
Customers	8.5 M	9.4 M	+10%
Load Factor	94%	94%	N/A

 

Ryanair ' s Kenny Jacobs said:

 

"Ryanair's March traffic grew by 10% to 9.4m customers, while our load factor was unchanged (despite the absence of Easter) from last year at 94%, on the back of lower fares and the continuing success of our "Always Getting Better" customer experience programme. Our rolling annual traffic reached 120m. March traffic was also impacted by the cancellation of over 530 flights due to repeated ATC and some handling strikes, which cut our traffic by approx. 100,000 customers.

 

We call on the French Government and European Commission to take action to prevent another summer of ATC disruptions and urge all customers to sign the A4E online petition, Keep Europe's Skies Open, ( http://www.keepeuropesskiesopen.com/ ) to help protect Europe from repeated disruption by ATC unions."

 

 

ENDS

 

For further information

please contact:           

Robin Kiely                             Piaras Kelly   

                                                     Ryanair DAC                           Edelman Ireland

                                                     Tel: [phone]                Tel: [phone]

                        [e-mail]                    [e-mail]

 

 

        

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. 


 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: 04 April, 2017

 

 

 

	By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
	Juliusz Komorek
	Company Secretary