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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)