SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 6-K
 


Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


For the month of APRIL 2009
 
 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 

c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes ..... No ..X..
 
 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 

 

 


RYANAIR'S MARCH TRAFFIC GROWS 5%


The following are Ryanair's passenger and load factor statistics for March 2009:

 

       Mar 08

       Mar 09

        Change

        12 mth to 31 Mar

Passengers (m) 1 

         4.5m

        4.7m

         +5%

               58.6M

Load Factor 2 

         79%

        77%

          -2%*

               81%



 

1.   Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair.

2.   Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers. 


* Load factors in March were impacted by the switch of Easter (a busy travel period) from March to April. 


 

Ends.                                            Friday, 3rd April 2009


For further information:

 

Stephen McNamara                   Pauline McAlester
Ryanair                                       Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1271               Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300



 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 

 

RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC





Date:  03 April 2009
 

 

By:___/s/ James Callaghan____

   
 

James Callaghan

 

Company Secretary & Finance Director