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Ryanair warns fares could rise up to 20% as fuel costs surge
Ryanair is weighing pay freezes, fewer crew and more AI use to offset a €2 billion fuel bill increase, and its CEO says European airfares could climb as much as 20% next year. The airline's first-half profit fell 15%.[1, 3, 5 +1] The airline is starting a cost-cutting drive to offset a €2 billion ($2.2 billion) increase in fuel charges, which it links to the Middle East conflict driving up oil prices.[1, 3]
Measures under consideration include pay freezes, reducing crew on flights and increasing the use of AI, The Guardian and Bloomberg reported.[1, 3] Ryanair's first-half profit fell 15% despite carrying 125.8 million passengers, International Business Times reported.[6]
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Where accounts differ (1)
- Earlier and later reportsBloomberg reported a €2 billion ($2.2 billion) fuel charge increase next year, while the BBC reported fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028.[3, 7]
- Bloomberg · Center · Nov 2, 1:00 a.m. ET Ryanair Initiates Cost Drive to Offset $2 Billion Jet-Fuel Surge
Ryanair Holdings Plc will embark on a cost purge across its airline to help offset a €2 billion ($2.2 billion) increase in fuel charges next year, as the Middle East conflict continues to drive up oil prices and weighs…
- BBC News · Not rated · Nov 2, 3:06 a.m. ET Ryanair may freeze workers' pay as fuel prices spike
The airline says fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028 unless there is an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
- Bloomberg · Center · Nov 2, 1:00 a.m. ET Ryanair Initiates Cost Drive to Offset $2 Billion Jet-Fuel Surge
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- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), Business Insider (−0.09), Bloomberg (+0.08), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: none.
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- Left-leaning Ryanair considers pay freezes and reducing crew on flights as fuel costs soar
- Center Ryanair Initiates Cost Drive to Offset $2 Billion Jet-Fuel Surge
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