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:
Between our Boeing 737 NG aircraft, which have 189 seats, and the Boeing 737 MAX, which has 197 seats, there is not that much difference. Our average load factor is about 94% or 95%, so if we had to switch in a Boeing 737 NG for a Boeing 737 MAX which goes tech, there might be issues for one or two passengers, but we would re-accommodate them on the next flight. The big challenge for us is the next aircraft order. Do we go up to the Boeing 737 MAX 10, which is a 230-seat aircraft? That would be much more challenging. If we ordered 200 of those aircraft and one went tech, then we would have trouble, but every airline faces those consequences.
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