(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Tuesday hailed record monthly passenger figures, while Wizz Air Holdings PLC reported a slight increase in passenger numbers.

The Dublin-based airline said it recorded a record 19.3 million passengers in June, up 11% from 17.4 million a year prior, with the load factor remaining at 95%.

June's record figures were the first to top the 19 million passenger mark. The closest it had previously come to that threshold was in August 2023 when traffic spiked to 18.9 million.

In the 12 months to the end of June, Ryanair had 188.8 million recorded passengers, up 8.9% from 173.4 million a year prior, with the load factor flat at 94%.

Meanwhile, Budapest-based Wizz Air recorded 5.79 million passengers in June, up 0.4% from 5.76 million in June 2023, with the load factor edging down to 91.7% from 92.2%.

Over a 12 month period including June, passenger Wizz passenger figures grew 14% on-year to 68.9 million from 60.5 million, with the load factor up at 90.1% from 89.4%.

Ryanair shares were 0.7% lower at EUR16.07 each on Wednesday morning in Dublin, while Wizz Air shares fell 2.3% to 2,100.80 pence each in London.

By Tom Budszus, Alliance News slot editor

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