Despite the increase, prices will remain lower than in the summer of 2023, guaranteed the low -cost airline CEO. THE Ryanair He also plans to return to Ukraine and already has plans for the future.
Ryanair’s tickets will be more expensive in summer, according to the low-cost airline executive president on Tuesday.
At a press conference, Michael O’leary said that increases should be 4 to 6% in summer tariffs, which means a 50 euros ticket can reach 53 euros.
“Tariffs will increase between 4% and 6% this year, but the customer will continue to travel at slightly cheaper prices than in the summer of 2023.”
The Irish airline registered a 10% drop in tariffs during last year’s summer, in part due to a dispute with online travel agencies, which has been largely resolved.
At Tuesday conference in Warsaw, where he announced 24 new routes from Poland this summer, O’Leary revealed that Ryanair wanted to start operating soon in Ukraine.
“We have two million places within six weeks (after the reopening of airspace) and then I think we would like to open bases in both Kiev and LVIV, within 12 months. Then I think we could pass From two to five million passengers within a year or two, “O’Leary told Reuters.
The CEO acknowledged that the return to other Ukraine airports may take longer due to the damage caused by the war that has lasted for three years. He also said that the airline intended to have six to eight routes to Ukraine from Poland.