Ryanair Posts First Quarterly Profit Since 2019 but Sees Annual Loss

Ryanair Posts First Quarterly Profit Since 2019 but Sees Annual Loss
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft takes off in Riga International Airport, Latvia, on Aug. 8, 2018. Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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DUBLIN—Ryanair on Monday reported its first quarterly profit since before COVID-19, but downgraded its annual forecast to a loss of up to 200 million euros ($231 million) on plans to sell discounted tickets over the winter and higher fuel costs.

Europe’s largest budget airline, which operated more flights this summer than any European rival, posted a profit of 225 million euros for the three months to the end of September, marking its first quarterly profit since October–December 2019.