Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Ryanair
Mr. Michael O'Leary:
We are not replacing that many. We are gradually taking out the old planes. Ryanair is growing very rapidly at the moment; typically by 10 million to 15 million passengers a year. Most of the new aircraft deliveries are for new growth and new routes. We also have to keep the fleet's age down. The average age of the fleet is about seven years old and we want to keep that average age below ten. We are growing so strongly at the moment that we are retiring fewer older aircraft than we had originally planned.
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