Ryanair hit low ticket prices and a Boeing delivery

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Ryanair has warned its growth that this year was slowing down due to the delay in delivery of Boeing aircraft, as it reported the decrease in profits due to the low ticket prices last year.

The largest low -cost airline in Europe expects on Monday that the number of passengers will increase from 3 percent to 203 million in March 2026, behind its original target 215 million, which it has repeatedly reduced.

Despite the challenges, CEO Michael Olieri concludes in stock options worth about 100 million euros if the airline’s share price is 21 euros for 28 days.

The shares have organized a newly raised and has been above 21 euros since May 2.

O’Leary blamed the problems in Boeing for the slower growth, but he said that Ryanair was “working closely with the American manufacturer to accelerate delivery operations.”

RyanaireBoeing’s largest agent in Europe carries repeated delays to ambitious growth plans due to the crisis in the American manufacturer, which suffered from a harmful blow and had to slow production lines to improve manufacturing operations.

However, Oliri said he was “increasingly confident” that Boeing would offer a 29-distance of 737-8 “feet” in the summer of 2026, allowing Ryanair “catching” to lost growth. The airline ultimately plans to carry 300 million people annually by 2034.

Ryanair recorded profits after the 1.6 billion euros tax for 12 months until March 2025, by 16 percent in the previous year, but at the end of analysts’ expectations.

The airline has placed a decrease to a 7 % decrease in medium air prices due to a slowdown in reservations from online travel agents. He also pointed to the “consumer spending pressure” and the crowded Easter period, which decreases after the end of its 2025 financial year.

Many large Internet travel agents Suddenly To stop selling Ryanair flights at the end of 2023, after years of legal tensions and conflicts. Ryanair has since signed deals to sell trips through many agents.

Oliri said that the airline witnessed a “strong” request to travel this summer and that ticket prices were “modestly” in 2024.

The airline announced the re -purchase of an arrow of 750 million euros on Monday.