Ryanair reported a third quarter profit of €88m, compared to a €66m loss in the same quarter last year, which the carrier attributed to stronger passenger demand over the Christmas and New Year period, with passenger numbers up by 6%. Sales grew 21% to €1.91bn with better than expected Christmas and New Year bookings, at higher fares, driving a 16% increase in scheduled revenue to €1.19bn as Ryanair carried 36m passengers paying fares which were 9% higher than the comparable figures 12 months earlier. An increased use of priority boarding and preferred seat services saw ancillary revenue by 28%, higher

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