Ryanair pax up 8% in Mar-2011. Growth of 21% from Mar-2009; 461% since Mar-2002. Load factors stable

Ryanair reported an 8% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in Mar-2011 to 5.7 million. This marks a 21% increase in passenger numbers from Mar-2009 levels and a 461% increase from the 1.0 million passengers handled by the LCC ten years ago in Mar-2002.