Ryanair shareholders approve €22bn aircraft deal; O'Leary says 10,000 jobs could follow
Ryanair has said it could create an additional 10,000 jobs after shareholders agreed to buy up to 200 new Boeing 737 aircraft.
One hundred firm orders will be placed for "gamechanger" Boeing 737 Max planes, with a further 100 as an option.
The entire deal, approved at an EGM in Dublin this morning, is valued at €22bn.
It will expand the Ryanair fleet to around 520 aircraft by 2024.
CEO Michael O'Leary said the move will create 10,000 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers in Europe, allowing the airline's traffic to grow to more than 150 million passengers over the next 10 years.
