Ryanair will double passengers by 2010: O'Leary

Chief executive of Ryanair Holdings PLC Michael O'Leary says he expects the company to double its passenger numbers in Europe by 2010.

Ryanair aims to have around 50 million passengers by 2010, compared with an anticipated 24 million this year, O'Leary said on a tour of Germany that incorporated visits to three cities.

O'Leary said that for Germany alone, the number of passengers is expected to rise from 3.5 million to 5 million.