Ryanair 100 Aircraft Delivery

Ryanair Holdings PLC 07 March 2006 RYANAIR MAKES IT A CENTURY WITH 100th AIRCRAFT DELIVERY FROM BOEING Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, today (Tuesday, 7th March 2006) celebrated the arrival of its 100th Boeing 737-800 series aircraft. Ryanair now has an all Boeing 737-800 series fleet with an average age of just 2 years making Ryanair's fleet the youngest of any major airline in Europe. Speaking today, Peter Sherrard, Ryanair's Head of Communications said: 'Ryanair's 100 brand new Boeing 737-800 series aircraft will bring Europe's lowest fares and best customer service to over 40 M passengers across 22 countries in 2006. 'In 2005, thanks to the reliability and efficiency of our next generation Boeing 737-800 fleet our customers enjoyed: •The lowest airfares in Europe •The fewest delays in Europe •The least number of cancellations in Europe 'Ryanair's $7.5BN programme to replace our older Boeing 737-200 aircraft with the environmentally efficient Boeing 737-800 aircraft has also resulted in a: •50% reduction in CO2 emissions per seat •45% reduction in fuel burn per seat •45% reduction in noise emissions 'Over the next 6 years Ryanair will receive a further 139 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bringing the total fleet to 239 aircraft and enabling 70M passengers p.a. to enjoy Europe's lowest fares'. Ends. Tuesday, 7th March 2006 For further information: Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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