Ryanair takes delivery of 100th Boeing Next-Generation 737

Ryanair has taken delivery of the airline's 100th Boeing Next-Generation 737, nearly seven years after receiving its first 737-800.

Since taking delivery of its first 737-800 on March 19, 1999, Ryanair has become Boeing's largest European customer for the Next-Generation 737. It has ordered a total of 239 Next-Generation 737-800s, and today has 139 remaining to be delivered. The Dublin-based carrier currently operates its all-Boeing fleet on 301 routes into 22 countries. Ryanair previously operated Classic 737s, taking delivery of its first Classic 737 in January 1994.

"The 737's unparalleled reliability and low operating economics have been instrumental in our ability to get passengers to their destinations on time and at the lowest possible fare," said Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair. "We couldn't be more pleased with the airplane's performance and its effect on our bottom line."

Ryanair's fleet of 100 737-800s comprises 18,900 seats. Its fleet has carried more than 130 million people, more than twice the population of the United Kingdom.

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