Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has stated that holidaymakers traveling to Albania will face higher prices this summer due to delays in the certification of Boeing's new aircraft.
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The company's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, said that delays in aircraft certification would increase pressure on passenger capacity.
He said as a result, Ryanair ticket prices could be 10 percent more expensive this summer.
O'Leary said Ryanair hopes to secure compensation, but is focused on aircraft safety, Euronews Albania writes.
He said the company had expected to secure 57 Boeing 737 Max 8200 aircraft by March, but believes only 40-45 will be able to arrive on time by the summer season.
Boeing has been facing criticism since an incident in January when one of its planes experienced issues during a passenger flight.
The incident did not result in serious injuries to passengers but prompted emergency landings.
Since then, there have been growing concerns about the quality of Boeing's new aircraft, leading to production slowdowns.
O'Leary said that other airlines are also facing similar problems, and prices will increase there as well.
Ryanair's initial forecasts for this year, until March 2025, were for the transportation of 205 million passengers, about 183.5 million more than in the previous 12 months.