In Vienna, the number of passengers is expected to rise to 6.5 million. In Klagenfurt, where Ryanair will start flight operations in November, 50,000 to 60,000 passengers are expected.
The looming recession is for the budget airline Ryanair a chance. Because that would make people pay more attention to the price, expects Ryanair Austria boss Andreas Gruber. It’s like grocery shopping, where people are now increasingly shopping at discounters. In Vienna alone, the number of passengers is expected to rise from 6 million this year to 6.5 million in the coming financial year.
In Klagenfurt, where Ryanair will start flight operations in November, Gruber expects 50,000 to 60,000 passengers. Bookings went as expected, particularly to Stansted.
The average price should rise from 40 to 50 euros
The Irish airline, to which Lauda Europe also belongs, will only moderately raise its prices despite inflation. From today’s perspective, the average price for a Ryanair flight should rise from 40 to 50 euros in five years. But flying almost for free is history. “There will no longer be 10-euro tickets,” says Gruber. The entry-level prices are currently 25 euros.
Ryanair recently announced the purchase of sustainable, petroleum-free aviation fuel (SAF) from the OMV announced. The Austrian mineral oil company is to deliver 160,000 tons over five years. Although this is only a very small proportion of total consumption, Ryanair is also in talks with other suppliers and has the goal of covering one eighth (12.5 percent) of total fuel requirements with SAF by 2030. Even if there is criticism and doubts about the efficiency of SAF, it is clear to Gruber: “This is the only viable solution in the short term”. The price is still three times that of kerosene.
Gruber also sees Ryanair in competition with the DO NOT on the rise. “We offer more destinations on short and medium-haul routes than AUA from Vienna,” says Gruber, and the market share in Vienna is currently 25 percent. criticism of Chamber of Labour Gruber cannot understand why flights were canceled at short notice. Ryanair is the airline with the fewest canceled flights in Europe. And Ryanair, contrary to the industry trend, also grew strongly in the summer. In the current financial year (April 2022 to March 2023), Ryanair will carry 166 million passengers, significantly more than before the Corona crisis (149 million). Next year it should be 185 million and then 225 million in 2026.
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