Ryanair hit out at the negative publicity surrounding aviation's contribution to carbon dioxide emissions as the Irish low-cost carrier firmed options to...
Ryanair hit out at the negative publicity surrounding aviation's contribution to carbon dioxide emissions as the Irish low-cost carrier firmed options to buy a further 27 Boeing 737-800s.
The deal will take Ryanair's overall fleet to 262 aircraft by 2012 and is a further step towards its goal of transporting 87 million passengers a year.
Ryanair deputy chief executive Howard Millar warns that disproportionate levels of media coverage of aviation's contribution to global carbon dioxide emissions could be contributing to the softening in demand the airline has experienced in recent weeks. Its load factor dropped two points in April to 83%.
Millar says economic factors including higher interest rates, taxes and airport charges are the main drivers behind the softening in demand, but concedes: "I am concerned about the continued media hysteria. There's a little bit of an agenda out there. It is impacting at the edges."
Source: Flight International
