爱尔兰廉价航空公司瑞安航空公布2024年第二季度（4月至6月）财报，税前利润下降34%至5.93亿欧元[1]。
公司面临多重压力。自2月美国与以色列对伊朗发动打击后，燃油价格飙升，未对冲部分的燃油成本翻倍[1]。同时，中东局势升温打击了乘客出行意愿，迫使瑞安航空削减票价以刺激需求，票价下跌6%[1]。
尽管客运量因复活节假期增长6%至610万人次，但销售额仍然持平[1]。公司预计夏季（7月至9月）票价将略低于去年[1]。
瑞安航空警告称，全年业绩将高度敏感于中东和乌克兰冲突升级以及未对冲燃油价格波动等外部因素[1]。受业绩预期下调影响，公司股价于4月1日下跌5%[1]。
Irish budget airline Ryanair reported a 34 percent decline in pre-tax profit for the second quarter of 2024, falling to €593 million (approximately £503 million), as geopolitical tensions and demand pressures weighed on its financial performance [1]. The airline attributed the downturn to escalating fuel costs following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran since February, as well as reduced passenger willingness to travel [1].
Despite a 6 percent increase in passenger numbers to 6.1 million, boosted by Easter holiday travel, revenues remained flat [1]. The company was forced to cut fares by 6 percent to stimulate demand, offsetting volume gains [1]. Unhedged fuel costs more than doubled during the period, compounding margin pressure [1].
Looking ahead, Ryanair cautioned that full-year performance would remain highly sensitive to further escalation in Middle Eastern and Ukrainian conflicts, as well as unhedged fuel price volatility [1]. The airline projected summer fares between July and September would be slightly lower than the previous year [1]. The profit warning triggered a 5 percent decline in the airline's stock price on April 1 [1].