{"id":842,"date":"2026-11-02T20:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:59:57","slug":"ryanair-pay-freeze-double-digit-fare-hikes-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"RYANAIR JUST WARNED YOUR SUMMER FLIGHT IS GETTING PRICIER, AND STAFF PAY MAY FREEZE! | Fuel bill up \u20ac2bn, profits down 16%, and the union says nobody told it about any freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUCKLE UP, BARGAIN HUNTERS! Ryanair says airfares will be “materially higher” next summer and it is considering a temporary wage freeze<\/strong> for staff, blaming fuel costs driven up by the US-Israel war with Iran, the BBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

The airline forecasts its fuel bill will be \u20ac2bn (\u00a31.6bn)<\/strong> higher in the short term. Pre-tax profits fell 16% to \u20ac2.4bn<\/strong> in the six months to the end of September, with fuel costs up 15%, even though 80% of its fuel was hedged.<\/p>\n

Boss Michael O’Leary said fares need to rise by “double-digits.” “I’m not sure we’ll get to 20%,” he said. “But we’re certainly looking at double-digit fare increases across Europe from all airlines in 2027.”<\/p>\n

The pay freeze could start from April as multi-year union deals end. Unite’s Oliver Richardson said the union “hasn’t been advised of any such proposals” and expects its existing deal, which covers next year, to be honoured.<\/p>\n

Ryanair also says it will slow hiring, use more AI in back-office work, and keep cutting winter flights, with short-haul capacity “constrained out to the early 2030s.”<\/p>\n

Featured image: AI-generated editorial illustration by Bugle Blast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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