Blueprint
 
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 September 2018
 
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 AUG TRAFFIC GROWS 9% TO 13.8M CUSTOMERS
 
INCLUDES 0.5M LAUDA TRAFFIC FOR FIRST TIME
 
Ryanair, Europe's No.1 airline, today (4 Sep) released August traffic statistics as follows:
 
●  Total traffic grew 9% to 13.8m with a 97% load factor
●  Ryanair traffic grew 5% to 13.3m customers with a 97% load factor
●  Lauda traffic was 0.5m customers with a 92% load factor
●  ATC staff shortages and one unnecessary pilot strike (10 Aug) caused almost 550 flight cancellations in August compared to just 27 cancellations in August 17
 
 
 
 
Aug 17
Customers (LF)
Aug 18
Customers (LF)
Growth
Ryanair
12.7M (97%)
13.3M (97%)
+5%
Lauda
-               -
0.5M (92%)
-
Total
12.7M (97%)
13.8M (97%)
+9%
 
 
Ryanair's Kenny Jacobs said:
 
"Ryanair's August traffic (which includes Lauda traffic for the first time) grew by 9% to 13.8m customers, while our load factor was unchanged at 97%, on the back of even lower fares.
 
Regrettably, over 100,000 Ryanair customers had their flights cancelled in August because of repeated ATC staff shortages in the UK, Germany and France, and one day of unnecessary pilot strikes. Ryanair, together with other European airlines, calls for urgent action by the EU Commission and Governments to correct these ATC staff shortages which are disrupting the travel plans of millions of Europe's consumers this summer."
 
ENDS
 
 
For further information
please contact:
Robin Kiely                              Piaras Kelly
Ryanair DAC                           Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-9451949                Tel: +353-1-6789333
press@ryanair.com                  ryanair@edelman.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: 04 September, 2018
 
 
By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
 
 
 
Juliusz Komorek
 
Company Secretary