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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly and Gwyn Topham

Ryanair half-year profits soar to record £1.2bn amid strong flight demand

Airlines across Europe have experienced a rise in demand in recent months.
Airlines across Europe have experienced a rise in demand in recent months. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Ryanair has reported a surge in profits to a record €1.4bn (£1.2bn) for the first half of its financial year, as the airline said it was seeing no letup in the demand for air travel going into winter after record summer passenger numbers.

The airline reported greater traffic at higher fares than the same period in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, the first time that has been achieved since the first Covid-19 lockdowns.

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