Ryanair has agreed to buy a further 75 new Boeing 737 MAX-8200 aircraft, bringing the total number of the jets that it has ordered to 210.
The total value of the deal, including the 135 that it had previously ordered, is $22 billion. Ryanair expects to take the first deliveries of the aircraft from early 2021.
The airline will receive all 210 of the 737 MAXs over a four-year period between spring of next year and December 2024. Ryanair said it will use the new planes to grow its services into new EU countries and markets.
It also said it has agreed compensation for the direct costs incurred by Ryanair over the past 18 months due to the delay in the delivery of the first 135 aircraft in the order, after the jets were grounded over safety