BUZZ-Ryanair: Jumps after raising long-term growth forecast
(Amends pct change in bullet 5 to say down YTD, not up)
** Budget airline Ryanair's shares rise 5.5 pct, to its highest since Brexit vote, after co lifts its long-term growth forecast by 10 pct
** Says expects to carry 200 million passengers per year by 2024; secure >20 percent share of Europe's short-haul market
** Says will return an additional 550 mln euros to shareholders by Feb via share buyback
** Europe's largest carrier by passengers had cut its profit forecast by 5 percent for the year to March due to sterling weakness and intense pricing competition
** Stock still -10 pct YTD (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) :rahul.b.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)