Ryanair buys 32 Boeing 737s

Low fare airline Ryanair has announced the order of a further 32 Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, bringing the total number of firm orders for Boeing 737-800s to 281.

These 32 next generation 737-800 aircraft are due for delivery between September 2008 and June 2009 and will facilitate double digit annual growth from 42 million passengers this year to 84 million passengers in 2012 as Ryanair doubles in size and becomes Europe’s largest international airline.