European Airlines Stay Confident for a Robust Summer
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European airlines remain bullish on summer travel even with a war on the continent. But that's not to say risks don't exist, particularly the closer to the conflict that an airline flies.
European airlines face the dual challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic recovery and a war on their doorstep in Ukraine. Summer travel demand continues to look strong but another Covid surge, or geopolitical crisis, could knock it off course warned Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary.
“The system is very fragile,” he said at the trade group Airlines for Europe (A4E) Aviation Summit in Brussels on Thursday. “If there is further adverse news flows, that optimistic outlook will fall over.”
Ryanair ticket prices are softer for April and May travel compared to 2019 due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a push to fill more of its flights, said O’Leary. He maintained expectat
