(Finance) – Ryanair celebrates 12 months of Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” in Milan Bergamo, where this latest generation aircraft allowed save money over 6,000 tons of fuel and related 20,000 tons of CO2.
THE 20 aircraft Ryanair based in Milan Bergamo10 of which are more environmentally efficient “Gamechangers” (4% more seats, 16% less fuel and 40% less noise emissions) represent a investment of over 2 billion dollars.
Ryanair plans to carry on Milan Bergamo airport 12.2 million passengers for fiscal year 2023 (1.6 million more than in the pre-pandemic period).
“The partnership with Milan Bergamo airport allows us to take a further step forward in making aviation more sustainable, celebrating 12 months of operational activity of the Boeing 737-8200” Gamechanger “at the airport – underlined Mauro Bolla, Country Manager Italy Ryanair “, said Ryanair’s Country Manager Italy, Mauro Bolla.
“The anniversary of the first operational flight of the Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger from Milan Bergamo Airport allows us to underline the choice of Ryanair to allocate ten aircraft of this type to our airport, which make up 50% of its currently based fleet – has declared Giacomo Cattaneoaviation commercial director of SACBO – A choice that combines greater performance efficiency and environmental sustainability with the Gamechanger’s greater load capacity, responding to the objectives shared by the airline and airport management company. In the recovery phase of air traffic, the use of such an innovative aircraft provides a significant contribution to the gradual return to pre-pandemic levels of passenger traffic. We await a further improvement effect with the implementation of the number of Gamechanger aircraft based by Ryanair in Milan Bergamo “.