August Passenger Figures

Ryanair Holdings PLC
03 September 2002


           RYANAIR ANNOUNCES PASSENGER GROWTH OF 37% FOR AUGUST 2002



The following are Ryanair's passenger and internet statistics for August 2002,
presented in the same format as our competitors.

                                                August 2001       August 2002     Rolling 12 months ending
                                                                                      31st August 2002

Passengers 1                                     1,087,843         1,487,976             12,892,676
Load Factor 2                                       91%               95%                   84%
Internet Sales Percentage 3                         82%               92%                   88%


 1. Represents the number of earned seats flown by Ryanair. Earned seats include
    seats that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because Ryanair
    is a no-refund airline, and once a flight has departed a no-show customer is
    not entitled to change flights or seek a refund.

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

 3. Represents the number of initial seat sales sold via the Ryanair internet
    site as a percentage of total initial seat sales. Initial seat sales exclude
    changed and amended seat sales.



Ends.               Tuesday, 3rd September 2002

For reference:


Ryanair

Enda O'Toole

Tel: [phone]



Murray Consultants

Pauline McAlester

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