Ryanair will order 150 Boeing 737 Max planes with an option for 150 more, ... which O'Leary said will have 21% more seats but burn 20% less fuel than the airline's current 737s.

Associated Press . Ryanair will order 150 Boeing 737 Max planes with an option for 150 more, marking the biggest aircraft purchase in the Irish airline’s history and a boost for Boeing.

The 737 MAX-200 is a variant of the 737 MAX-8 with room for 11 more seats. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary believes each of those extra seats is worth $1 million a year on every airplane.

Budget operator Ryanair Group is planning for the arrival of its initial 15 Boeing 737 Max 10s in spring 2027, as it becomes increasingly confident of putting its fleet renewal back on track.

With this new 300-jet order, of which 150 planes are to replace older aircraft and 150 are for growth, O’Leary said a decade from now Ryanair should have a fleet of 800 all-Boeing jets.

Ryanair said Tuesday it agreed to buy 150 Boeing 737 Max planes with an option for 150 more, marking the biggest aircraft purchase in the Irish airline's history and a boost for Boeing.