Budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air both saw growing numbers of passengers in December, despite disruption to UK flights over the Christmas period. Ryanair carried 13.6 million passengers in December, up 8% on the same period last year. Wizz Air, meanwhile, carried 5.1 million passengers, up 1.9% year-on-year.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post and
00:05here are your headlines for this morning. The budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air both
00:10saw growing numbers of passengers in December, despite disruption to UK flights over Christmas.
00:18Ryanair carried 13.6 million passengers in December, an increase of 8% on the same month
00:24last year. Wizz Air carried 5.1 million passengers, an increase of 1.9% year-on-year. It comes
00:33after disruption to flights over the Christmas period at several major UK airports. Stanstead,
00:39which is Ryanair's main airport in the UK, suffered disruption because of the fog and
00:45Gatwick Airport suffered more than four days of fog-related disruption in the week between
00:51Christmas and the New Year. My name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.