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21 STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS
The average weekly number of employees, including the executive director,
during the year, analysed by category, was as follows: 2004 2003
Flight and cabin crew 1,530 983
Sales, operations and administration 758 763
2,288 1,746
2004 2003
The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows: 000 000
Wages, salaries and related costs 112,258 82,633
Social welfare costs 9,660 7,835
Other pension costs 1,706 2,605
123,624 93,073
22 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
2004 2003
000 000
Fuel and oil 174,991 128,842
Maintenance, materials and repairs 43,420 29,709
Marketing and distribution costs 16,141 14,623
Aircraft rentals 11,541 -
Route charges 110,271 68,406
Airport & handling charges 147,221 107,994
Other costs 78,034 59,522
581,619 409,096
Exceptional costs
Aircraft rentals 13,291 -
Buzz re-organisation 3,012 -
16,303 -
597,922 409,096
Exceptional items are those items that are material items which derive from events or transactions that fall within the ordinary
activities of thegroupbutwhichneed to bedisclosed by virtue of theirsizeorincidence. The exceptional costs relate to theclosure
of Buzz for one month post acquisition to restructure the business and integrate it into Ryanair and the exceptional lease costs
associated with the early permanent retirement of 6 Boeing 737-200 aircraft which are no longer operated due to scratch marks
whichoccurredduringanaircraftpaintingprogramme. The costs are treatedas exceptionalasthey are material to the results for
the year.
Fuel and oil costs includefuel costs for scheduled services of 174,990,990 (2003: 126,711,235).
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