Irish Examiner view: Is the age of cheap air fares at an end?

Ryanair predicts 30% hike in prices, blaming cost-of-living crisis, rising fuel costs, and post-Covid staffing levels

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary maintains that cheap flights are unsustainable in the short- to medium-term.

Is the term “budget airline” about to be lost to us as part of our current lexicon?

Oddly enough, that is the prediction of the man who brought those words into common usage across Europe — Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, who is predicting that air fares will rise by up to 30% in the short to medium term.