On Tuesday, Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY)revealed that passenger traffic for July climbed 2.5%, reaching a total of 20.7 million travelers with a robust 96% load factor.
The Irish low-cost airline is on pace to hit its fiscal 2026 target of 206 million passengers, in line with current market forecasts.
Market analysts expect Ryanair to carry around 61 million passengers in the second quarter.
To stay on track, the carrier needs to sustain passenger growth near 2% in both August and September.
Data from Cirium, a specialist in aviation analytics, supports this outlook, showing seat capacity trends consistent with projected growth of 2% in August and 1% in September.
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