A recent survey has revealed that more than 10,000 customers have made use of the brand new SMS Flight Tracker service after it was introduced for the first time in June 2008. This particular mobile phone service delivers the flight information pertaining to Ryanair directly to UK and Irish mobiles. To obtain the necessary information in this regard, the mobile phone users just need to call or text the Flight Tracker numbers.

Those passengers awaiting a Ryanair flight can keep track of a given Ryanair flight arriving at or departing from the UK and Ireland for a price of £1.50 or €2. According to a spokesperson for the airline, this charge is in fact less than the cost for a 30-minute stay in most of the airport car parks. In addition, this service proves to be far more easy, useful and convenient.

Director of Commercial Revenue, Sinead Finn, noted, "We were always confident that the Ryanair SMS Flight Tracker service would be popular. We are delighted that so many people have used the service in its first month. Our SMS Flight Tracker service has already helped over 10,000 people minimise the time and expense of collecting family and friends from high cost airports like Dublin or Stansted where short term car parking is a complete rip off.”

He too added, "A simple call or text can keep you updated on departure and arrival times and in many cases it can eliminate the need to use the high cost airport car parks at all.”