Ryanair considers bigger planes as it eyes 160m passengers a year
Ryanair is in talks with Boeing about the possibility of acquiring more planes. Its CMO, Kenny Jacobs, said that the company likes the 737 Max 200 “a lot”. Ryanair has ordered 100 of those craft and has said several times that it will take up an option to buy a further 100. This will bring its fleet to 520 by 2024, when the airline believes it will fly more than 160m people. Ryanair uses 737-800s, of which it has more than 300. It has 183 more on order. Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800s can carry 189 passengers; the Max can carry close to 200. Its CE Michael O’Leary recently said that it was considering buying small numbers of extra craft from Boeing. Ryanair is understood to have regular contacts with the manufacturer. Jacobs also called on the EU and the UK to draw up a new bilateral aviation agreement this year, to prepare for a soft Brexit. <br/>
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Ryanair considers bigger planes as it eyes 160m passengers a year
Ryanair is in talks with Boeing about the possibility of acquiring more planes. Its CMO, Kenny Jacobs, said that the company likes the 737 Max 200 “a lot”. Ryanair has ordered 100 of those craft and has said several times that it will take up an option to buy a further 100. This will bring its fleet to 520 by 2024, when the airline believes it will fly more than 160m people. Ryanair uses 737-800s, of which it has more than 300. It has 183 more on order. Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800s can carry 189 passengers; the Max can carry close to 200. Its CE Michael O’Leary recently said that it was considering buying small numbers of extra craft from Boeing. Ryanair is understood to have regular contacts with the manufacturer. Jacobs also called on the EU and the UK to draw up a new bilateral aviation agreement this year, to prepare for a soft Brexit. <br/>
