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Ryanair looks to cut costs to counter higher fuel bill

Ryanair expects two billion euros in extra fuel costs next financial year and says airfares will rise materially; even the cheap seats feel the squeeze.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRyanair expects two billion euros in extra fuel costs next year, so it's weighing airport negotiations, lower crewing ratios and AI, and its chief executive says staff pay may be frozen.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe airline is cutting crew and adding AI, and the fares are going up?

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRyanair says fares will rise materially. Eighty percent of the fuel is locked in at sixty-seven dollars a barrel, and the other twenty percent is doing the damage.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the ticket costs more, and the only one in the cockpit getting a raise is the autopilot.

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