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Posted on April 1, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleRyanair CEO Michael O’Leary warns that if jet fuel supplies are disrupted in June through August due to the Middle East conflict, the airline may need to cancel flights. He also says fares aren’t yet severely impacted and expects a 3–4% year‑on‑year ticket price increase and 5% traffic growth from A
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Ryanair and its rivals will have to start looking at cancelling some flights if there is a risk to the supply of jet fuel in June, July or August, CEO Michael O'Leary said on Wednesday.
O'Leary said the airline is not seeing much of a knock-on impact on its airfares from the Middle East conflict and that it still expects ticket prices to rise by 3 to 4% year-on-year from April to June, with traffic set to grow by about 5% over that period.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Writing by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Jan Harvey)
Ryanair could cancel flights in June, July, or August if there are disruptions to the supply of jet fuel.
Ryanair CEO said there's not much impact on airfares from the conflict, and ticket prices are expected to rise modestly.
Ryanair expects ticket prices to rise by 3 to 4 percent year-on-year from April to June.
Yes, Ryanair forecasts traffic to grow by about 5% over the April to June period.
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