Ryanair closed out 2025 with 14.5 million passengers in December, a 7% year‑on‑year rise, maintaining a 92% load factor across more than 82,000 flights. Rival Wizz Air carried 5.85 million passengers in December, up 15.5%, with capacity up 16.3% to 6.81 million seats and an 85.9% load factor.
Discovered |
Briefing
Ryanair’s December numbers (14.5m passengers, +7% YoY; 92% load factor; >82,000 flights) confirm a strong year‑end demand spike during the peak season — see the broader holiday‑season travel surge here: https://hype.aero/?story=0b1d1b3d-f28b-419d-acc5-21a1420fc51f
Wizz Air’s December lift (5.85m passengers, +15.5%; capacity +16.3% to 6.81m seats; 85.9% load factor) underscores its capacity expansion and demand performance heading into 2026 — background on Wizz Air’s recent commercial results here: https://hype.aero/?story=7597352e-38b8-43f9-b27b-b26d5469c65d
High year‑end load factors and shifting seat supply levels have immediate implications for network planning, yields and short‑haul capacity management; earlier analysis of how carrier capacity changes affect peak‑season markets is here: https://hype.aero/?story=90647a3f-fc86-4a3f-83f8-54df21c39381
Reported By
Hype groups these reports into one evolving story so you can compare coverage without losing the thread.
Ryanair December 2025 traffic up 7% year‑on‑year • Airline Economics
Ryanair Ends 2025 on a High as December Traffic Climbs 7% to 14.5 Million • theaviationhub.co.uk
Ryanair, Wizz Air end 2025 with growing passenger numbers • enginecowl.com
(DE) Wizz Air: 69 million passengers in 2025 | aeroTELEGRAPH • aerotelegraph.com
