{"id":32123,"date":"2026-07-20T07:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32123"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:55:23","slug":"ryanair-hit-by-rising-fuel-prices-and-falling-fares-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32123","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair hit by rising fuel prices and falling fares \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website.png\" alt=\"Ryanair\" class=\"wp-image-181318 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website.png\" alt=\"Ryanair\" class=\"wp-image-181318 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website.png 992w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ryanair-company-website-600x367.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ryanair hit by fuel costs<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Falling fares and soaring fuel prices led to a 34% plunge in Ryanair\u2019s first quarter profit after tax to \u20ac538 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Irish airline said it suffered a 6% drop in average fares and a significant spike in unhedged jet fuel prices, which doubled to $150 per barrel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these challenges, traffic grew by 6% to 61.3 million passengers, and total revenue increased by 1% to \u20ac4.38 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Operating costs rose by 11% to \u20ac3.81bn, largely driven by higher fuel expenses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The company repaid its final \u20ac1.2bn bond in May, leaving it debt-free, and maintained a strong balance sheet with over \u20ac2.8bn in gross cash at the end of June. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ryanair has hedged 80% of its FY27 jet fuel requirements at $67 per barrel, providing insulation against future price volatility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">FY27 traffic remains on track to grow 4% to 216m passengers (H1 +6% &amp; 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