Ryanair has reported half year profits of €1.37bn

Ryanair has reported half year profits of €1.37bn (£1.23bn) between April and September, up 19 per cent on the same spell in summer 2019 – the last before the coronavirus pandemic.

The figure works out at an average of almost £13 for each of the 95 million passengers carried.

Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s group chief executive, said fares in July, August and September were up 15 per cent compared with summer 2019.

“The strength of the recovery has surprised us,” he told BBC Today.