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 March 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 (1st March 04) celebrated
beating the best of the U.S. airlines for punctuality in 2003. Not only is
Ryanair the on-time performance leader of all the major European Airlines month
on 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 2003!
Ryanair's Head of Communication, Paul Fitzsimmons said:
"When it comes to punctuality, Ryanair leaves the best of the U.S. in it's
slipstream - the average overall punctuality for US airlines in 2003 was 82.0%
compared to Ryanair's record of 91% of flights on time. Not only is Ryanair the
No 1 low fares airline in Europe, we also have proved to be unbeatable for on
-time performance, even when compared to the major US airlines."
% Arrivals within 15 minutes of STA
12 Months ending Dec 2003
Airline % OT Rank
Ryanair 91.0 1
Southwest 86.3 2
Jetblue 84.3 3
United 83.3 4
Northwest 82.9 5
Delta 82.3 6
Continental 82.0 7
America West 82.0 8
American 81.7 9
Alaska 81.0 10
US Airways 79.7 11
American Eagle 78.6 12
Overall US average 82.0
Ryanair average 91.0
* Ryanair published statistics compared US Dept. of Transport statistics
Ryanair will carry over 23 million passengers this year, and we are committed to
ensuring that every Ryanair customer can continue to avail of Ryanair's low
fares, extensive route network, and unrivalled No.1 punctuality record.
Ends:
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: 01 March 2004
By:___/s/ Howard Millar____
H Millar
Company Secretary & Finance Director