Ryanair passengers spend an average of €23.40 per flight on ancillary extras like checked bags and seat selection Michael O'Leary at a press conference in Milan last January. Photo: Pier Marco Tacca / Getty “Back by popular demand!” trumpets a banner ad on Ryanair's website this week.
“Midweek flights from €12.99!" That’s an eye-catching fare, but it’s no surprise that the average price paid per passenger last year was higher – at €49.80.
The figure is up 21pc on last year (€41), which itself was up 10pc on pre-Covid averages, as revealed in the airline's annual results this week. Passengers also spend an average of €23.40 on ancillary sales, it said – which include extras like seat selection, priority boarding and checked bags.
All told, when you combine fare increases and add-ons, Ryanair is making 15pc extra revenue per passenger this year. Its annual results give a fascinating insight into Europe’s largest budget airline – which flew 183.7 million passengers between April of 2023 and March of 2024.
That’s 23pc higher than the travel peak pre-Covid, with full-year profits up by one-third to a whopping €1.92 billion. Ryanair's cheapest fares - try the 'fare finder' hiding in plain sight This year, it expects to grow even more.
2024 sees Ryanair’s largest ever summer schedule, with over 200 new routes around Europe ( including Cork Airport to Rhodes and Zadar ), and passenger traffic is forecast to grow by 8pc in the financial year to March .
