The following are passenger and load factor statistics for September 2009 for Ryanair, the world’s largest international scheduled airline.

1.    Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair.

2.    Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers.

Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:

“Ryanair carried three times British Airways UK/ Europe passengers, and more than double the total number of British Airways passengers in September as millions of passengers continue to switch from high fares, frequently delayed airlines to Ryanair’s low fares, on-time flights.  Ryanair continues to carry more international passengers than any other airline, making Ryanair the World’s favourite airline”.