Ryanair records third busiest month in April as demand for flights soars

Passenger numbers rose to 16 million last month amid pent-up demand for air travel

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Ryanair has recorded its third busiest month for traffic, having flown 16 million passengers in April as it continued to benefit from pent-up demand for air travel.

The budget airline said the figure marked a 13% increase in passenger numbers compared with the same month a year earlier, when it carried just over 14 million people, as customers sought to jet off on spring getaways including during the Easter holidays.