The Ryanair Group suffered a sharp drop in passengers in November 2020. In direct comparison with October 2020, the number of passengers carried was halved. Across the group, two million travelers were counted.
If you look at the passenger numbers of the Ryanair Group, it can be seen since the expansion of flight operations in July 2020 that there was an upward trend up to and including August 2020. Seven million passengers were counted in that single month. This is primarily related to the fact that July and August are traditional vacation months, but also to the simple fact that in summer the entry and quarantine regulations of various countries were rather relaxed.
The first "kink" can be seen at Ryanair immediately after the tightening of anti-travel regulations in various countries. In September 2020 there were only 5,1 million passengers on board. This downward trend continued in October 2020 (4,1 million passengers) and reached its temporary new low in November 2020 with two million passengers.
An exciting fact on the side is that Ryanair has not communicated the load factor since November 2020. This is not news, because this number was already concealed during the first lockdown and in May and June 2020. However, the group carried out a minimal program throughout the “flight break”, which focused on traffic between Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The passenger numbers mentioned include the transportation of the subsidiaries of Ryanair Holdings plc. These are: Ryanair DAC, Ryanair UK, Buzz, Malta Air and Lauda Europe. The Austrian Laudamotion ceased flight operations in mid-October 2020 and is to be closed completely. Lauda Europe Ltd was founded as successor in Malta.
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