Name of the airline: Ryanair
Website: www.ryanair.com
Headquarters:
Dublin Airport
Dublin
IRL

General Information:
Ryanair is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europe’s largest low-cost carrier and is one of the world’s largest and most successful airlines..

Ryanair was set up in 1985 by the Ryan family with a share capital of GBP1, and s staff of 25. The company launched its first service that year with daily flights on a 15-seater aircraft, operating from Waterford in the south east of Ireland to London Gatwick. Ryanair switched its main London base to the new London Stansted Airport, in Essex, in 1991.

The company recorded revenues of E2, 236.9 million during the fiscal year ended March 2007, an increase of 32.2% over 2006. The operating profit of the company was E471.7 million during fiscal year 2007, an increase of 25.8% over 2006. The net profit was E435.6 million in fiscal year 2007, an increase of 42% over 2006.

Ryanair Holdings operates low fares scheduled passenger airline serving short haul, point to point routes between Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe. The company's key products and services include the following:

• Low cost passenger flights
• Car rentals
• In-flight sales of beverages, food and merchandise
• Sales of rail tickets, hotel accommodation and travel insurance
• Charter services

Aircraft and fleet information:
The company operates 20 European bases and a fleet of over 120 Boeing 737-800 aircrafts with a seat capacity of 189. as of May 2007, all aircraft in the Ryanair fleet have been fitted with performance enhancing Winglets.

Destinations:
The company carries approximately 42.5 million passengers a year, over 487 routes across 25 countries. Its main routes are between Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe.