Ryanair shares steady after turbulence caused by fiasco of holiday roster for pilots

Investors will scrutinise the Ryanair share price over the coming weeks for evidence that the rostering fiasco is not a sign of a deeper malaise.

For a second time since admitting last week to a “mess up” over pilots’ holiday roster, chief executive Michael O’Leary insisted the airline was well on its way to solving the crisis of its own making.

The unforeseen consequences of allocating too many weeks in a block of holidays had forced it to cancel 2,100 flights and sent 315,000 passengers scrambling to rearrange their travel plans.