OREANDA-NEWS. September 5, 2011. Ryanair today (5th Sept) released passenger and load factor stats for August 2011 as follows:  

                           Aug 10 Aug 11 Increase Yr to Aug 11
Passengers (m) 1  7.68M 8.14M  +6% 76.4M
Load Factor 2          89%    89%  0%   83%

This is the second month in succession that Ryanair has carried over 8m passengers. Ryanair is still the only airline in Europe to carry over 8m passengers in one month.
1.     Represents booked seats sold.
2.     Represents passengers as a percentage of seats available.