Ryanair nudges up passenger target on increased UK capacity

Ryanair said on Tuesday it expects to grow traffic to 166.5 million passengers in the year to the end of March, up from a previous target of 165 million after adding to its UK winter capacity.

Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers said it had added more than 1 million seats to and from 20 UK airports after rival IAG-owned British Airways cut its winter schedule.

Ryanair flew 97 million passengers in its last financial year and a record 149 million before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.