At the end of January, Ryanair hoped not to be affected by the serious problems of its favorite aircraft manufacturer: Boeing.
The aircraft whose door was torn off in mid-flight was a 737 Max 9. And the low-cost airline had 737 Max 10s on order. For once, the largest European air carrier made a mistake.
Forced to review its assembly methods, Boeing can no longer deliver its aircraft at the expected pace.
The Irish company will only receive 40 of the 57 aircraft expected before the end of June.
As a result,
“Ryanair will have to reduce around ten flight lines for the months of July, August and September.
This will reduce frequencies on existing lines rather than removing new ones,”
the company said in a press release.
Always thrifty, Ryanair has “cut” its program in the airports where the fees are the highest (Dublin, Milan Malpensa, etc.).
These delivery delays combined with the grounding of up to 20% of our competitors Airbus' A320 fleets in Europe will result in tighter capacity and slightly higher airfares for consumers in Europe. summer 2024
Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair
Another effect,
"these delivery delays combined with the grounding of up to 20% of the A320 fleets of our Airbus competitors in Europe will result in more restricted capacity and slightly higher airfares for consumers in Europe in the summer of 2024,”
said Michael O’Leary.
Ryanair now expects to transport 198 to 200 million customers for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which begins in April, instead of the 205 million expected before.
Michael O'Leary is therefore asking for financial compensation from Boeing:
“If we drill holes in the wrong place and that causes delays, is that excusable or not?
We feel very strongly that this is inexcusable.”
O'Leary has lost none of his style.