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News Release

28.02.13

NATS Statistics Confirm Ryanair Is One Of The UK’s Most Safety Compliant Airlines

Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC), today (28 Feb) welcomed the latest quarterly performance data from NATS (the UK’s Air Navigation Service Provider) which confirmed Ryanair’s outstanding performance on key safety measures.

Ryanair was once again amongst the best performing airlines for minimising level busts, reducing callsign confusion incidents and compliance with ATC procedures (as set out below).

Level busts: (when aircraft fail to fly at the level cleared to)

	Ryanair	All airline ave.
Annual rate (per 100,000 movements)	0.96	8.45

Callsign confusion events: (leading to recognition errors between pilots & ATC)

	Ryanair	All airline ave.
Annual rate (per 100,000 movements)	1.4	5.4

Failure to follow ATC procedure events: (aircraft not following ATC procedures)

	Ryanair	All airline ave.
Annual rate (per 100,000 movements)	1.0	2.1

Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said:

“These latest NATS performance statistics confirm that Ryanair is one of the most safety-compliant airlines operating in UK airspace. Ryanair’s compliance with minimising level busts, reducing callsign confusion events and adherence to ATC procedures is industry-leading. These independent statistics underline Ryanair’s excellent operating procedures, our outstanding 28^-year safety record and our relentless commitment to safety.”