Ryanair on track to achieve growth targets in Ireland

Ryanair stated (23-Oct-2014) it will account for 67% of total passenger growth at Irish airports in 2014, expected to be 1.8 million passengers. Ryanair claimed it will account for 57% of all growth at Dublin, and 72% at airports outside the capital. Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: "While we welcome this substantial traffic growth at the Irish airports, Ryanair is proud to be delivering more than 67% of all traffic growth. When Minister Michael Noonan proposed to scrap the travel tax at Irish airports, Ryanair undertook that we would grow our traffic by 1m passengers. After the first 6 months of the summer season, Ryanair is already well on track to exceed these ambitious targets." Mr Jacobs added: "While this remarkable growth and success in Irish tourism will be claimed by many of the usual suspects, Ryanair, as the airline that has delivered more than 67% of this traffic growth, wishes to put on record that this tourism boom is entirely down to Minister Noonan's courageous decision to abolish the air travel tax, a decision which was opposed by many at the time." [more - original PR]