Ryanair Hikes Full Year Profit Forecast After Strong Christmas Season

Ryanair Hikes Full Year Profit Forecast After Strong Christmas Season
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 airplane takes off from the airport in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on July 29, 2018. Paul Hanna/Reuters
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DUBLIN—Ryanair hiked its forecast for after-tax profit by up to 325 million euros on Wednesday, citing recent pent-up travel demand while warning that COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine could still affect the outcome.

Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers saw profit for the year to end-March at between 1.325 billion euros and 1.425 billion euros, up from a previous range of 1 billion to 1.2 billion due to stronger than expected holiday traffic and fares.