Airports: Can’t even predict things that have already happened

Ryanair has swung to a first-quarter profit despite airport disruption and a hit from the Ukraine war, but warned the full-year outlook is unpredictable (Nick Potts/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

RYANAIR isn’t to everyone’s taste. You could almost say it isn’t to anyone’s taste – we’d fly differently if we could.

That it is increasingly the best choice is not just down to strained budgets. As rivals squabble, it has at times looked liked being the only airline with actual planes in the air.