Ryanair nudges up passenger target on increased UK capacity
DUBLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Ryanair RYA.L said on Tuesday it expects to grow traffic to 166.5 million passengers in the year to the end of March, up from a previous target of 165 million after adding to its UK winter capacity.
Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said it had added more than 1 million seats to and from 20 UK airports after rival IAG-owned ICAG.L British Airways cut its winter schedule.
Ryanair flew 97 million passengers in its last financial year and a record 149 million before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
(Reporting by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)
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