Halloween is over, but for Europe’s airlines the scariest weeks may still lie ahead. Ryanair, the continent’s largest carrier, warned Monday of pay freezes, slower recruitment and AI efficiencies as it reported a 15% drop in half-year profits and braced for a €2 billion ($2.24bn) spike in its annual fuel bill in the group’s fiscal 2027/28.
The low-cost giant is also anticipating potential industrial action next spring, with group CEO Michael O’Leary suggesting that a pilot strike could actually reduce costs.
“It would be helpful to us if there were strikes, I think, in April or May of next year,” O’Leary told analysts on Monday’s earnings call. “From a financial point of view … in the short term, they would save us money.”
The colorful commentary comes after several years of more settled labor relations, including multi-year agreements negotiated with unions across Europe. However, management appears to be taking a tougher position as those deals a
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