Meanwhile there are Spanish airports that will not see any of your planes

Everything indicates that this year there will be a price increase in Ryanair tickets. The company has raised its rate increase forecast to 9% for its current fiscal year, which ends in March. All this while maintaining the strategy of reducing its operations in Spanish regional airports after the fight against Aena for airport taxes.

What you have announced. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has confirmed in presentation of quarterly results that banknotes will rise between 8% and 9%, exceeding the 7% that had been predicted in November. According to O’Leary, this is due to the “strength of demand” and the shortage of supply in the European market, as share the Expansion medium. The company estimates it will carry 208 million passengers this year, one million more than initially anticipated.

Why are prices rising?. According to account Ryanair’s strategy is linked to Europe’s limited capacity in terms of the lack of available aircraft. In addition, the airline’s reservations have reached record levels after Christmas, all the more incentive for the company to end up raising its fares, offsetting the 7% drop last year.

The situation in Spain. Ryanair maintains its pulse with Spanish regional airports, which it accuses of applying high rates that make them “non-competitive.” Last October, the company already announced its third consecutive cuts in small airports in the country, eliminating 1.2 million seats. In its strategy, Asturias will be one of the most damaged airportssince Ryanair will completely cease its operations there.

Redistribution. “We have allocated Ryanair’s scarce capacity to regions and airports that cut airport charges and encourage traffic, such as Albania, Italy, Morocco, Slovakia and Sweden, withdrawing flights and routes in high-cost and non-competitive markets such as Austria, Belgium, Germany and regional Spain. The trend will continue in summer 2026,” counted O’Leary.

Leader in Spain. Despite the confrontation with Aena and the cuts in small airports, Ryanair was the leader in Spain during 2025 and even expanded the advantage it already had over the rest of the competitors. There is an explanation for this: while regional airports’ operations are declining, in the rest of the large cities they have grown. From Aena hold that, beyond the argument of fees, what Ryanair does is move its planes where it is most lucrative.

Company numbers. Ryanair presented quarterly results marked by an 83% drop in profit until December, weighed down by a fine of 256 million euros imposed by the Italian regulatory body. However, in the three quarters as a whole, net profits increased by 29% to reach 2,392 million euros. For the full fiscal year, the airline forecasts a net profit of between 2,130 and 2,230 million euros, which would represent an increase of 35%.

What’s coming now. Ryanair expects to receive the last four aircraft of an order for 210 Boeing in February, several weeks ahead of schedule. Looking ahead to 2027, the first 15 units of a new order for 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft will arrive, more efficient and with 21% more capacity, which will allow the company to reach 216 million passengers next year. Its long-term goal is to reach 300 million travelers by 2034.

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