13th Jun 2007 10:02
Ryanair Holdings PLC13 June 2007 IATA CONFIRMS RYANAIR IS WORLD'S FAVOURITE AIRLINE Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (12th June 2007) welcomedIATA's 2006 world airline passenger statistics which confirm that Ryanair carries moreinternational passengers than any other airline. Ryanair has become the world's favourite airline, carrying more internationalpassengers than Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways and American Airlines byoffering the lowest fares and the best customer service. Welcoming this World No. 1 ranking, Ryanair's Head of Communications PeterSherrard said "Ryanair's No. 1 world ranking confirms that passengers can't get enough of our guaranteed lowest fares. Just 10 years ago most of the other airlines on this IATA ranking carried ten times more passengers than Ryanair. Today Ryanair carries more international passengers than anyone else in the world. This growth has been delivered by giving passengers exactly what they want; the lowest fares, the best punctuality, the youngest aircraft and no fuel surcharges guaranteed". Rank Airline Thousands 1 Ryanair 40,532 2 Lufthansa 38,236 3 Air France 30,417 4 British Airways 29,498 5 KLM 22,322 6 Easy Jet 21,917 7 American Airlines 21,228 8 Singapore Airlines 18,022 9 Emirates 16,748 10 Cathay Pacific 10,667 Source: IATA's 2006 world airline passenger statistics Ends. Wednesday, 13th June 2007 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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