Ryanair

There have been contrasting items of news concerning Europe's two largest low cost airlines in recent days. Ryanair has agreed a potentially very lucrative share option deal with group CEO Michael O'Leary, while easyJet has rejected three proposals from US private credit firm Castlelake. As at 23-Jun-2026 Ryanair's share price is up by 14.5% over the past 12 months and up by 59.5% over the past five years. By contrast, easyJet's is up by 4.5% over the past 12 months (boosted by Castlelake's recent interest), but down by 44.5% over the past five years. This report compares the development over the past two and a half decades of Ryanair and easyJet on passenger numbers, revenue per passenger and operating profit margin. Ultimately, Ryanair's more cost-focused business model has given it the stronger track record. EasyJet's recent news has been sparked by the underperformance of its shares, while Ryanair's news reflects its share price strength, both past and anticipated.

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A curious feature of European aviation in 2026 is that the continent's most aggressively criticised airline is simultaneously its most strategically coherent. While many network carriers continue to grapple with rising financing costs, aircraft shortages, labour inflation and volatile fuel markets, Ryanair has emerged from one of the industry's most operationally challenging periods with record profitability and an even wider competitive moat. Ryanair's FY26 results were not simply a strong financial performance. They represented a demonstration of how scale, cost discipline and strategic flexibility are reshaping the competitive hierarchy of European aviation. Record profit after tax of EUR2.26 billion, revenue growth of 11% and a 40% increase in earnings arrived despite aircraft delivery delays, geopolitical uncertainty, rising environmental taxes and operational disruption across Europe. The significance lies beyond the headline figures. Ryanair is exploiting a structural reality th

O’Leary: More Airlines Could Fail If High Oil Prices Persist Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary spoke with Aviation Week in Salzburg, offering thoughts on airBaltic and Castlelake-easyJet. natalia.pelayo… Wed, 06/03/2026 - 12:57 Author Kurt Hofmann Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

The message from Europe's airlines is one of business as usual, flights will not be disrupted by fuel shortages resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz this summer. Ryanair noted in its FY2026 results statement on 18-May-2026 that, although "Europe remains relatively well supplied with jet-fuel, with significant volumes sourced from West Africa, the Americas and Norway." EasyJet's 1HFY2026 statement said it is "not seeing any disruption to fuel supply, we continue to operate normally and our customers should book with confidence". Wizz Air Group CEO József Váradi has said that high jet fuel prices have prompted additional supplies from refineries in the US and Nigeria. TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel also does not expect shortages over the coming months. The European Union and the UK government are reinforcing the message from airlines, noting that bunkered fuel stocks provide a buffer and that alternatives to the usual Middle Eastern suppliers are available. This position coun

Ryanair reported a €2.26 billion net profit for its financial year 2026, up 40 percent over last year’s €1.61 billion

Ranked by narrowbody fleet numbers, Ryanair Group is out on its own as Europe's only top tier low cost airline (and as the biggest narrowbody fleet in Europe). Wizz Air Group can be bracketed with easyJet Group in the second tier of independent European LCC fleets, with Jet2.com, Pegasus Airlines and Norwegian forming tier three. The narrowbody low cost fleets of Europe's three leading legacy airline groups (Lufthansa Group, IAG and Air France-KLM) are similar in size to the third tier independent LCCs. Aggregate narrowbody fleet numbers from the CAPA Fleet Database at 11-May-2026 highlight the superior strength of Europe's six biggest independent LCCs versus the three leading legacy groups. The legacy big three have a total of 1,207 narrowbodies, of which 430 are with low cost brands and 208 narrowbody orders outstanding. The six LCCs have 1,625 narrowbodies and 999 on order. The six leading independent LCCs grew their share of Europe's total narrowbody fleet from 9% in 2005 to 29% in

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