Ryanair and Wizz Air enjoy passenger jump in August
Ryanair and Wizz Air both enjoyed an uptick in passenger numbers in August, with the latter enjoying a record-breaking month.
Ryanair passenger traffic grew to 14.9m last month, up eight per cent on the previous year. In June it carried 14.8m customers.
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Hungarian airline Wizz Air, which recently added London Southend airport to its UK hubs, surpassed the 4m passenger mark in August for the first time.
The carrier has recently announced 23 new routes across Europe and has also expanded its fleet with two new Airbus 321neo aircraft and two Airbus 321ceo models, taking its entire fleet to 119.
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Ryanair pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) walked out on 22 August, although the airline was able to minimise disruption thanks to the “volunteerism” of its UK pilots.
A strike by the same union is currently underway and is set to end tomorrow. Ryanair has again said it is operating a normal schedule.
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