SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2004
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR'S PUNCTUALITY BEATS THE BEST OF THE U.S.
Ryanair, Europe's No.1 low fares airline, today (Monday, 21st June 2004)
celebrated beating the best of the U.S. airlines for punctuality in April 2004.
Not only is Ryanair the on-time performance leader of all the major European
Airlines each month, but also, according to the latest punctuality statistics
issued by the US Department of Transport, Ryanair has the best on-time
performance compared to all the other US airlines for April 2004.
Ryanair's Head of Communications, Paul Fitzsimmons said:
"When it comes to punctuality, Ryanair leaves the best of the U.S.
behind. We have out-preformed all the major U.S airlines in 2003 and
this trend is continuing into 2004 with average overall punctuality for
US airlines in April at 83% compared to Ryanair's 94% of flights on
time. Not only is Ryanair the No 1 airline for low fares and punctuality
in Europe, we are unbeatable for on-time performance, even when compared
to the major US airlines."
U.S. Dept of Transport - Punctuality - April 2004
1. Ryanair 94.0
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2. Jetblue 86.9
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3. United 85.1
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4. Alaska 84.9
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5. Northwest 84.8
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6. US Airways 84.2
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7. Delta 83.0
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8. American 82.9
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9. Southwest 82.0
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10. American Eagle 78.7
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11. Continental 78.6
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12. America West 76.9
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Overall US 83.0
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% Arrivals within 15 minutes of STA
(Ryanair published statistics compared US Dept. of
Transport statistics for April 04)
Ends. Monday, 21st June 2004
For further information:
Paul Fitzsimmons - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Date: 21 June 2004
By:___/s/ Howard Millar____
H Millar
Company Secretary & Finance Director