Ryanair Holdings PLC RYR TAKES DELIVERY OF 1ST BOEING 737 8200 AIRCRAFT (1483C)
June 16 2021 - 11:04AM
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RNS Number : 1483C
Ryanair Holdings PLC
16 June 2021
RYANAIR TAKES DELIVERY OF 1(ST) BOEING 737 "GAMECHANGER"
AIRCRAFT
NEW FLEET CUTS FUEL BY 16%, REDUCES NOISE BY 40%
Ryanair, Europe's No. 1 airline, today (Wed 16(th) June) took
delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 "Gamechanger" aircraft in
Seattle, Washington. The aircraft flew overnight from Seattle and
will land in Dublin Airport later this afternoon. This is the first
delivery of Ryanair's 210 firm order of these revolutionary
"Gamechanger" aircraft, which is an investment in new technology,
valued at over $22bn. These new aircraft will carry 4% more
passengers but reduce fuel consumption by 16% per seat, lower noise
emissions by 40% and lower CO2 emissions by a similar amount.
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary said:
"We are delighted to take delivery of our first new technology
Gamchanger aircraft. These new Boeing 737 aircraft will help
Ryanair lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2
emissions as we invest heavily in new technology to deepen our
environmental commitment as Europe's greenest, cleanest major
airline. Each B737 aircraft offers 197 seats (compared to our
189-seat current 737 fleet). However, our customers will enjoy more
leg room, new Boeing "Sky Interiors" and lower fares, while
reducing their environmental footprint by switching to these new
aircraft.
Due to regrettable delivery delays, we expect to take delivery
of just 12 of these aircraft during Summer 2021, with 6 delivering
in Ryanair colours and 6 in Malta Air colours.
Ryanair expects to take delivery of an additional 50 of these
B737 "Gamechanger" aircraft before Summer 2022, which will enable
the Ryanair Group to rebound strongly, offering new routes, lower
fares, and rapid traffic recovery to many partner airports across
Europe as the tourism industry rebuilds from the devastating impact
of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/2021".
ENDS
For further info
please contact:
Alejandra Ruiz Piaras Kelly
Ryanair DAC Edelman Ireland
Tel: +353-1-9451799 Tel: +353-1-592 1330
press@ryanair.com ryanair@edelman.com
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