Ryanair noted that the order would allow the company to nearly double its traffic to 300 million passengers a year by March 2034.
Irish airline Ryanair has announced a multi-billion dollar deal to buy 300 Boeing planes after 18 months of public wrangling over prices. This was reported by Reuters.
The European low-cost airline has decided to buy 150 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft with an option for another 150. The deal is worth $40 billion at list prices, although experts note that the typical discount is more than 50%.
Ryanair said the order would allow the company to almost double its traffic to 300 million passengers a year by March 2034 from the 168 million carried at the end of March this year. The airline plans to carry 225 million passengers a year by 2026.
According to Reuters, the deal gives a boost to Boeing’s 737 MAX, a series of best sellers whose deliveries have been choked by a two-year security crisis and disruptions in the wake of COVID-19. The deal also marks a long-awaited truce between Boeing and Ryanair, whose CEO Michael O’Leary broke off talks last year and criticized Boeing over prices and delivery delays. previously ordered aircraft.
Ryanair exclusively uses Boeing 737 aircraft for its mainline fleet and is one of Boeing’s largest customers with more than 600 aircraft in its fleet or on order.
It was previously reported that Ryanair was hiring Ukrainian pilots and flight attendants.
Remember, Boeing is liquidating its subsidiary in Belarus.
Source: korrespondent
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