Ryanair Cancellations Prompt Slowest Passenger Growth Since 2014
- Numbers held back as flights scapped amid pilot-roster debacle
- Discount carrier’s December gain was smallest in 45 months
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Ryanair Holdings Plc’s passenger growth advanced at the slowest rate since 2014 last year after it canceled thousands of flights to cope with a staffing crunch, sparking outrage among consumers and regulators.
The 2017 customer tally was 129 million, or 2 million less than initially forecast, according to a statement from Ryanair on Wednesday, with December’s performance the worst in close to four years.