Ryanair carried 12.4m passengers in January, an increase of 200,000 or 2% year-on-year.
The budget airline noted that passenger growth had been "hampered" by delays in the delivery of 38 new Boeing aircraft.
Ryanair flights in January had an average load factor of 91%, up two percentage points from the same month in 2024 when services flew at an average capacity of 89%.
On an a rolling annual basis, 197.4m people flew with Ryanair in the 12 months to the end of January, representing growth of 15.3m or 8% from the year to the end of January 2024. Load factor was steady at 94%.
Ryanair warned last month that it expects profit levels to be dented by Boeing delays. The group made profit of €149m in its third quarter, although that was well ahead of the €60m profit forecast by analyst.
The Irish airline has set after-tax profit guidance of €1.55bn to €1.61bn for the current financial year, which ends in March.
The company has also repeatedly hit out at the annual passenger cap of 32m at Dublin Airport and campaigned for its to be raised to 36m.
Chief executive Eddie Wilson in January said that Fingal County Council should not be involved in decisions concerning Dublin Airport as it is not “an extension to someone’s house".
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