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Ryanair announces a better Q3 for 2009

01 February 2010

Traffic grows as fares fall for Ireland’s low cost carrier, Ryanair.

Read more: [Ryanair] [Quarter 3 results] [Michael O'Leary] [Boeing] [low-cost carrier] [Europe]

Ryanair announced an €11 million ($15.3 million) loss today, down from a €102 million loss for the same period last year. While traffic grew by 14% compared to the same period last year, margins were offset by lower fares, which were down 12%.

The results were better than expected as yields only fell by 12% rather than the 20% originally predicted.

“Our Q3 loss of €11m is disappointing although better than expected, and a significant improvement on last year’s Q3,” says Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair. “These numbers are distorted by a 37% fall...


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