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Ryanair Cuts October Capacity Again Due to Travel Restrictions
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Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY - Free Report) recently announced that it would reduce its October capacity by a further 20% due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions by European Union governments. The airline stated that these travel restrictions, often introduced at short notices, were affecting forward bookings.
In mid-August, the carrier had already announced plans to slash its October capacity by 20% due to a drop in bookings following a surge in coronavirus cases in some European Union countries. Back then too, fresh travel restrictions had “notably weakened” Ryanair’s forward bookings.
With the additional capacity reductions, the Irish low-cost airline now expects its October capacity to decrease from 50% to approximately 40% of October 2019 levels. Even at this reduced schedule, the airline anticipates to maintain a load factor (percentage of seats filled with passengers) of more than 70% in October.
Ryanair further warned that “if current trends and EU Governments’ mismanagement of the return of air travel and normal economic activity continue,” then there might be similar capacity cuts in its winter schedule (November-March).
With coronavirus concerns continuing unabated, the airline is seeing significantly weak travel demand. In its recently released August traffic statistics, the carrier reported a 53% year-over-year plunge in traffic to merely 7 million guests. Ryanair operated approximately 60% of the normal August schedule with a load factor of 73%. On a rolling-annual basis, total traffic at Ryanair (including the LaudaMotion unit) declined 40% to 88.9 million.
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Ryanair Cuts October Capacity Again Due to Travel Restrictions
Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY - Free Report) recently announced that it would reduce its October capacity by a further 20% due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions by European Union governments. The airline stated that these travel restrictions, often introduced at short notices, were affecting forward bookings.
In mid-August, the carrier had already announced plans to slash its October capacity by 20% due to a drop in bookings following a surge in coronavirus cases in some European Union countries. Back then too, fresh travel restrictions had “notably weakened” Ryanair’s forward bookings.
With the additional capacity reductions, the Irish low-cost airline now expects its October capacity to decrease from 50% to approximately 40% of October 2019 levels. Even at this reduced schedule, the airline anticipates to maintain a load factor (percentage of seats filled with passengers) of more than 70% in October.
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Ryanair further warned that “if current trends and EU Governments’ mismanagement of the return of air travel and normal economic activity continue,” then there might be similar capacity cuts in its winter schedule (November-March).
With coronavirus concerns continuing unabated, the airline is seeing significantly weak travel demand. In its recently released August traffic statistics, the carrier reported a 53% year-over-year plunge in traffic to merely 7 million guests. Ryanair operated approximately 60% of the normal August schedule with a load factor of 73%. On a rolling-annual basis, total traffic at Ryanair (including the LaudaMotion unit) declined 40% to 88.9 million.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Ryanair carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Shares of Canadian Pacific, Landstar and Knight-Swift have rallied 17.9%, 12.2% and 17.4%, respectively, so far this year.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each picked their favorite to gain +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Zacks Director of Research, Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
With users in 180 countries and soaring revenues, it’s set to thrive on remote working long after the pandemic ends. No wonder it recently offered a stunning $600 million stock buy-back plan.
The sky’s the limit for this emerging tech giant. And the earlier you get in, the greater your potential gain.
Click Here, See It Free >>