Ryanair mulls cancelling aircraft due next year

DUBLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair (RYA.I) is considering cancelling or deferring 15 of the 48 aircraft due for delivery next year, potentially hitting its passenger traffic growth, its deputy chief executive said on Monday.

Michael Cawley said if delivery was taken of all planned aircraft then passenger traffic could grow by 8 million or 9 million next year but cancelled deliveries would dampen growth. (Reporting by Andras Gergely; Editing by Hans Peters)