Ryanair gets set for takeoff

Following solid half-year numbers at the airline, analysts see fair weather ahead after a turbulent couple of years

Michael O’Leary has again confounded the bad press Picture: Chris Ratcliffe/ Bloomberg
Passengers boarding a Ryanair flight at London Stansted: refund costs from the pilots’ strike reportedly came to €50m Picture: Shutterstock

It’s been a rough few months for Ryanair. In August, the company was at a high for the year of €19.39, but just two months later, it was languishing at €15.38 – with €2 billion wiped off the company’s market value as it tussled with pilots and struggled to answer piercing questions about its business ...