Ryanair beats US airlines for punctuality

Ryanair has topped its record for being Europe’s most punctual airline.

Based on a comparison with the latest punctuality statistics issued by the US Department of Transport, Ryanair emerges as number-one for punctuality ahead of the major US airlines in April 2005.

Head of communications Peter Sherrard said: “We have out-preformed all the major US airlines in 2003 and 2004 and this trend is continuing into 2005, with average overall punctuality for US airlines in April at 83.4% compared to Ryanair’s 94% of flights on time."