Ms Anne Nolan:

Ryanair has just ordered another 180 planes, which is absolutely marvellous. Before I came to the meeting, I took the opportunity to go over some of the statistics involved in this regard. Ryanair is now the biggest airline in the world. It already has in excess of 300 aircraft and, as stated, has just placed an order for a further 180. That is absolutely fantastic. Ryanair operates from 63 bases. I was invited to the opening of its new head office and while there I visited the operations room. Ryanair controls all of its bases - and 1,600 flights per day - from this relatively simple room. That is extremely impressive. Ryanair will play its part in increasing our business by facilitating even further flights. The position is looking good at present and I hope it will remain that way.