'Ryanair is the new coal': Airline criticised after ranking among Europe's top-10 carbon emitters

New figures put the airline in the top 10 for the first time, only behind nine coal-producing plants.

update 3pm: In a statement, Ryanair maintained that its passengers had the lowest CO2 emissions per km travelled than any other airline, and directed readers to its environmental policy, which invites customers to offset the carbon cost of their flight by making a voluntary donation to that airline's climate charity partners at the end of the booking process.

Earlier: Ryanair has been ranked as one of the worst carbon emitters among EU companies.