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Ryanair has said that it cancelled almost 950 flights during March because of the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
The Irish airline said that it carried 1m more passengers during March 2024 compared with March 2023. That represented an 8% increase to 13.6m. The airline’s load factor was unchanged.
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